Publisher's Synopsis
Adolescence can be a challenging period for youths, especially in today's world, where the ancient rites of passage that societies once used to turn their boys into men have disappeared. In an in-depth analysis of the Grimm Brothers' fairytale "The Devil's Sooty Brother," therapists and teachers, Brad Fern and Tom Lutz, provide a practical and mythic outline for the journey from adolescence to maturity for young men. "The perfect healing story for one of the most troubling and intransigent social dilemmas of our time, that of juvenile delinquents, or 'lost boys.' ASHES TO GOLD reminds us that there's nothing so powerful and transformative as a good story well told." --Eric Utne, founder, Utne Reader Filled with true life anecdotes, mythic images and hard won experience, ASHES TO GOLD is essential reading for anyone in the business of working with youth." --Martin Shaw, author, A Branch from the Lightning Tree: Ecstatic Myth and the Grace in Wildness Brad Fern and Tom Lutz uncover the real human beings who lie hidden behind intimidating disguises of toughness and contempt. Here is the story of why and how 'agents of the Dark Man' mentor troubled adolescents. There are young people all over the world crying out for you to read this book and understand its message." --Bob Roberts, author, My Soul Said to Me: An Unlikely Journey Behind the Walls of Justice
