Dorothy Bryant is celebrated for her mystical, feminist, and fantastic novels and plays, which traverse the space between the real world and her characters' inner psyche or soul. Her work often flows between reality and the interior, weaving external events with deep psychological and spiritual exploration. Bryant's writing focuses on unique perspectives, delving into themes of female experience and spirituality. Her ability to transport readers to other realms while touching upon universal truths makes her a distinctive voice.
Part love story, part utopian fantasy, part spiritual fable, The Kin of Ata Are Waiting for You is "a beautiful, symbolic journey of the soul" (Berkeley Monthly). Into the world of the Ata comes a desperate man, running from a fast life of fame and fortune, drugs and crime. He is led by the kin of Ata on a spiritual journey that, sooner or later, we all must take.
The Kin of Ata live only for the dream. Their work, their art, their love are designed in and by their dreams, and their only aim is to dream higher dreams. into the world of Ata comes a desperate man who is first subdued and then led on the spiritual journey that, sooner or later, all of us must make. this book itself is such a journey.