Brenda’s collection of poetry is about her inner heart. However, from her “small square of land”, she does indeed “wander the world.” Because her questions are real and her language precise, it is not only her own inner heart that is revealed. Rather she seems to touch into our collective human heart also. The language draws us in; the images are intriguing; the poetry is warm. A Shadow of Bells does indeed echo so much of our common human experience and rings clear and true. (Margo Ritchie, CSJ (Canada); speaker, writer, facilitator, spiritual director)