There's No Such Place as Far Away

by Richard Bach

Book Overview

When she was about to turn five, a little girl named Rae Hansen invited Richard Bach to her birthday party. Though deserts, storms, mountains, and a thousand miles separated them, Rae was confident... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0440087805
• ISBN13: 9780440087809
• Release Date: January 1979
• Publisher: Delacorte Press
• Length: 50 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.

Customer Reviews

FRIENDSHIP HAS NO DISTANCE

A friend of mine gave me this book as a present many years ago and I believe it is wonderful. It was my first Bach's book and I think it is my favorite (followed by "Illusions") from his collection. No doubts that I love Bach's writings!!! This is a very short, kind, and sweet story, written on beautiful color paintings. It surely might represent an enormous impact on anybody's life, as it did on mine. Little Rae celebrates her fifth birthday and has invited her friend Richard, who is thousand of kilometers away, to her birhtday party. Richard, who is unable to physically get to the party, sends his wishes using "imaginary trips" of several birds in order "to be with Rae" and show her the meaning of friendship. Bach demonstrates that physical distance cannot separate us from our real friends and/or the people we love, because if we really want to be with them... we are!!! This is a perfect book to tell a friend how much we care about him/her.

A wonderful affirmation of life and love!

My oldest sister sent me this book for my first birthday away from home and family. I read the book and loved it, and put it away for a few years. I found the book again years later and reread it. I loved it even more. I have found that I get something different out of it with each subsequent reading. It is about life, and death, about hope and love. It is a spiritual affirmation about how we endure, and that love truly spans time and space. It is also a love story of a journey not across land and water, but of an opening of the mind to see the true essense of what it means to live and love.As the author takes his journey of discovery, the thoughtful reader cannot help but be shaped by the beautiful words of the text. When I first received this book, I couldn't imagine what a uniquely special gift I had receive. How incredible, a book that grows with you as you journey through life!It would be a wonderful gift for someone leaving home (as I was), someone suffering from the loss of a loved one, or for someone you may not be able to see as often as you wish.It is a truly special book on spiritual growth and discovery, without including the usual character suffering that often preceeds such a transformation in thought..

Pure and Simple

Bach has defined the meaning of the words "pure" and "simple" in what is marketed as a childrens book. I read this book and it brought tears to my eyes. I read it to my wife and 14 tear old daughter and it held no meaning for to them. Bach has laid a foundation for thought using very simple language that grows and develops with in a mind that is open and willing to see. If you are "ground bound" with no desire to think of or acknowledge bigger things in life don't bother. If you want to feel emotion and provoke thought you must read this piece of work.

El libro me ayudó a crecer internamente.

Aprendí que realmente no estamos lejos de nadie, pues viajamos en el corazón de las personas que amamos. Además los dibujos del libro ayudan a inspirarnos, por ejemplo, el dibujo del colibrí es hermosísimo.

This book belongs on every bookshelf

This is one of those rare books that has a timeless message and a simple beauty which belie its brevity. You can read this book in ten minutes. And, you can re-read it a hundred times and feel differently about it each time. Consider it the abridged Jonathon Livingston Seagull, but don't think of it as leaving out anything of importance. I particularly like this book because, in a few minutes, it helps me remember some of the simple truths of life - that time and space cannot separate us from the one's we love. Besides that, it has some fantastic water-color illustrations which make it enjoyable to simply view. I wholeheartedly suggest this book.