Mya Meets Elin or Love Meets Light
Kate Rouse
- "Mya
- meets
- Elin
- or
- Love
- meets
- Light,"
- is
- a
- spiritually
- inspired
- novel
- for
- young
- readers
- aged
- 14
- and
- up.
- It
- is
- written
- in
- a
- diary
- style
- by
- Mya,
- a
- 14-year-old
- girl
- who
- is
- experieincing
- bullying
- at
- school.
- She
- goes
- on
- regular
- walks
- and
- horse
- rides
- in
- the
- forest
- near
- her
- family's
- farm.
- One
- day,
- while
- she
- is
- in
- the
- forest,
- Mya
- meets
- Elin,
- a
- lovely,
- wise
- woman,
- who
- becomes
- Mya's
- mentor
- as
- their
- friendship
- grows
- through
- frequent
- rendezvous.
- The
- author,
- Kate
- Rouse,
- wanted
- to
- share
- her
- ideas
- from
- her
- previously
- published
- book,
- "A
- Spiritual
- Handbook
- for
- the
- Modern
- Era,"
- in
- a
- readable
- and
- memorable
- form
- which
- would
- appeal
- to
- young
- readers.Mya
- lives
- her
- day-to-day
- life
- enduring
- her
- problems
- at
- school,
- at
- the
- same
- time
- developing
- a
- very
- close
- friendship
- with
- Elin.
- They
- meet
- most
- days
- and
- Elin
- teaches
- Mya
- about
- coping
- with
- difficulties
- and
- becoming
- spiritually
- aware.
- Different
- chapters
- represent
- various
- themes
- as
- each
- conversation
- becomes
- a
- lesson
- on
- topics
- such
- as
- nature
- and
- the
- world
- as
- it
- is.Other
- characters
- in
- the
- novel
- are
- Mya's
- parents,
- her
- brother,
- Ben,
- her
- grandfather,
- some
- teachers,
- the
- bullies,
- and
- an
- older
- girl,
- Grace.
- Mya
- loves
- animals
- and
- they
- also
- have
- a
- role
- to
- play.
- Her
- family
- have
- a
- dog,
- Sefton,
- a
- cat,
- Whispit,
- horses,
- sheep
- and
- chooks.
- Australian
- wildlife
- and
- the
- beautiful
- environment
- near
- Mya's
- home
- provide
- a
- backdrop
- to
- the
- story.Many
- young
- people
- may
- feel
- worthless
- and
- pessimistic
- at
- times.
- They
- may
- experience
- anxiety
- about
- their
- own
- lives
- and
- the
- current
- world
- situation.
- "Mya
- meets
- Elin
- or
- Love
- meets
- Light,"
- has
- been
- written
- to
- give
- them
- some
- insight
- and
- hope
- when
- at
- times
- things
- may
- only
- seem
- bleak.
- The
- book
- is
- here
- to
- amplify
- love
- and light.
