Elemental Journey
The Elemental Journey Series – Earth, Air, Fire, Water, Ether. One protagonist, five books, a journey around the world in search of authenticity, purpose, and spirit. All four books have won Independent Publishers awards. WATER, the most recent novel, was just awarded a 2021 Gold Medal for Visionary Fiction from Independent Publishers. Scroll down to read about each novel, and find reviews and interviews in the drop-down menu above.
“Caroline Allen winds her writing into dark places where thorns will scratch at your skin and your blood will boil. The captivating detail of her writing moves you so deeply you’ll find yourself questioning your own existence. Is your story your own?” – April Davis, Writer’s Edit Magazine
Earth
Book 1
Gold: Regional Fiction
Winner of the 2015 Independent Publishers’ Gold Medal for Best Midwest Fiction.
In rural Missouri in the 1970s, thirteen-year-old Pearl Swinton has just had her first mystical vision. As her visions unfold, she must find…
Air
Book 2
Silver: Visionary Fiction
Winner of the 2016 Independent Publishers Silver Medal for Visionary Fiction.
Turbulence opens this second book in the Elemental Journey Series as Pearl Swinton, now in her twenties, uproots from the Midwest and flies to Tokyo,…
Fire
Book 3
Gold: Visionary Fiction
Winner of the 2018 Independent Publisher’s Gold Medal for Visionary Fiction!
Pearl Swinton is on a walkabout for a year across Southeast Asia with her boyfriend, Finn. In search of her life’s purpose, Pearl’s path has taken her from the Midwest (Earth), to Japan (Air),….
Water
Book 4
Gold Visionary Fiction
By the author of the award-winning Elemental Journey series, WATER comes at a time when the message is most urgent.
Pearl Swinton is drowning in a dark night of the soul. In the depths, she hears a cry to purpose, but to what?