Joanna Devrais 
Hearthstories 
A Modern Woman’s Quest for the Essential Self

Lessons of Personal Pilgrimage and Change
How can we better take in each moment of our lives? How can we be more responsive and open to the here and now? These questions are at the heart of our spiritual quests and personal pilgrimages. In this book the author shares inner and outer discoveries that brought her closer to herself and to the simplicity, subtlety and everydayness of her life. Her storiesas far ranging as enjoying tea with a friend to visiting mysterious Black Madonna icons in Europeremind us to pay attention not only to the more dramatic or sensational events of our lives but to those simpler moments of connectedness and responsiveness that bring us into our true self. This memoir is filled with stories that are inner markers for personal evolution and change, particularly in the quest for the powers of the feminine. The authors anecdotes touch us all, reminding us that without our stories we might each miss the purpose and meaning of our lives. There are insights in these pages for every reader, lessons for finding the voice of our own quiet wisdom. ~
From the Foreword by Hal Zina Bennett

About the author

Joanna Devrais lives in Sonoma, California. Her love of Nature, Beauty and the art of cooking inspire her life. She is co-author of the book Allergy Free Eating. Her passion for cooking and healthy lifestyle eating led her to the creation of Heart Cuisine. Currently she teaches the arts of cooking, self care and the wisdom of the sacred feminine. Her newest teachers are the lively spirits of her grandsons Sam and Body.
To contact Joanna Devrais you may visit www.hearthstories.com.