Into The Wilderness edition by Deborah Lee Luskin Literature Fiction eBooks
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- Winner of the Independent Publisher's Gold Medal for Regional Fiction, May 2011
Both Rose and Percy confront habits of a lifetime, habits that interfere with their undeniable attraction to one another. Rose confronts her religious ignorance and spiritual beliefs, while Percy is forced to question his life-long political faith. All this takes place in the small Vermont town of Orton, (pop. 290).
Into the Wilderness is a tale of the outsider infiltrating a new community - and how all parties negotiate their differences. It's also a tale of rural Vermont at mid-century, a time when the major technological advance was the Interstate highway, a road-building project that changed rural America as much as the information highway is changing the world today.
Readers routinely say, "I didn't want it to end - but I couldn't put it down." Into The Wilderness has been hailed as "a fiercely intelligent love story" and "a perfectly gratifying read."
"Into the Wilderness is a poignant description of a specific place--but it is also a timeless story of human fulfillment," says Frank Bryan of UVM.
"Luskin's heroine Rose Mayer is an honest to God miracle. Rarely has a fictional creation come to seem so perfectly real to me, and never have I cheered -- out loud -- as a character in a novel worked her way through the last stages of grief," adds author Philip Baruth.
Deborah Lee Luskin often writes about Vermont, where she has lived since 1984. She is a commentator for Vermont Public Radio, a free-lance journalist, and a Visiting Scholar for the Vermont Humanities. Into The Wilderness is her first published novel.
Into The Wilderness is the Gold Medal Winner of the 2011 Independent Publishers Regional Book Awards for Northeastern United States.
Into The Wilderness edition by Deborah Lee Luskin Literature Fiction eBooks
Deborah Lee Luskin has crafted a nuanced, charming story. Although Rose Mayer and Percy Mendell are both sixty-four years of age, they have led very different lives. One is Jewish, one is not. He can trace his ancestry back to the pilgrims and she to a shtetl called Zolochev. The story takes place in the 1960’s, but tale is old as time. Two people, lonely and yet, full of life, come together. Their differences bring flavor to the relationship, rather than cause division and isolation. The author’s stirring descriptions of music, so affecting, so real, won me over immediately. I was reminded of my beloved, high school choir director who had a way of speaking of music, as if we could experience it with all five senses. Luskin achieves the same in her writing. I enjoyed the Yiddishkeit throughout the novel and Rose’s experience as a Jewish woman surrounded by people who had no concept of what that meant. While the author acknowledges the existence of anti-Semites, she offers another way of looking at narrow-minded people and the vast majority of the book celebrates how a group of strangers are more than willing to learn, share and grow by choosing to focus on those qualities that make us better people, rather than Jew, Christian, Democrat or Republican. Rose Mayer has a bit of Elizabeth Bennet in her blood! As a Janeite myself, it was not hard to see these two characters shared the same tenacity and independent spirit! They both learned from their mistakes and strived to let go of their own personal prejudices. I could absolutely visualize the beauty of Vermont! I could hear Vivaldi’s Four Seasons as I read of the fall colors or the wintery cold. Well done Ms. Luskin! I loved this book!Product details
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Into The Wilderness edition by Deborah Lee Luskin Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews
Many elements endeared this book to me. Having grown up in Vermont in the 60's, I recognize the close knit environment of the small town - no secrets. The characters are authentic and their stubborn need for individualism amid a changing world is as true today as it was in the 60's. You can almost hear the music from the festival and feel the bustle of the local fair. I especially liked the daydream-like flashbacks. They informed without interrupting the flow of the story. Rose is an admirable character, choosing to experience life rather than wait out her days in a Florida retirement community. Her conflict with Manny voices the typical struggle between generations to maintain control. Percy is a wonderful counter balance for Rose - strong yet flexible - making their pairing a complimentary blend of experiences. Theirs will be a lively relationship, no doubt. Thank you, Deborah, for taking me back to that time in my past when life was simply complicated! Looking forward to your next title.
I thought this book started out great! LOVED the way the author portrays small town Vermont and all the quirky characters one finds there. Because I grew up in southern Vermont, I quickly caught onto the fact that "Orton" was a combination of several villages in the Brattleboro area, and was delighted when one of the ladies in the sewing circle suggested that Rose buy flannel sheets at Mann's. Mann's was a real store and I worked there on college break over 40 years ago. Sadly, the store no longer exists. Anyway....By half way thru the book, I was beginning to be bored. The main characters, Percy and Rose, spend far too much time comparing love, life, and death to everything they experience, from music to weather, to canning produce. They dance around each other and their interactions are 99% combative. Percy is a native Vermonter, Rose is a "transplant," having come to Vermont recently (in the 1960's), and is the only Jewish person the native population has ever known. She's also - GASP! - a Democrat. By 80% of the way thru, I thought I would die of boredom as Percy and Rose continue to whine and wring their hands over their respective lives. FINALLY (spoiler alert!!!) they get together when Percy invites Rose to his house to listen to music on his new record player. When they realize they've listened to music til 300am, Percy invites Rose to spend the night and gives her his dead sister's room on the other side of the house. In the morning, they meet in the kitchen for eggs and bacon, fall into each other's arms, and Percy says, "Rose, will you marry me?" And Rose says, "I've been thinking about it." At that point, I was like, "WHAAAAAAAAT?" The dialogue then descends into, "Rose, Rose, Rose..." "Percy, Percy, Percy...." and that's where I cut my losses. At that point, I didn't care if they got married or didn't get married, stayed in Vermont or moved to Florida, or drowned in maple syrup. SO disappointing as the book started out so well! Oi vey.
Deborah Lee Luskin has crafted a nuanced, charming story. Although Rose Mayer and Percy Mendell are both sixty-four years of age, they have led very different lives. One is Jewish, one is not. He can trace his ancestry back to the pilgrims and she to a shtetl called Zolochev. The story takes place in the 1960’s, but tale is old as time. Two people, lonely and yet, full of life, come together. Their differences bring flavor to the relationship, rather than cause division and isolation. The author’s stirring descriptions of music, so affecting, so real, won me over immediately. I was reminded of my beloved, high school choir director who had a way of speaking of music, as if we could experience it with all five senses. Luskin achieves the same in her writing. I enjoyed the Yiddishkeit throughout the novel and Rose’s experience as a Jewish woman surrounded by people who had no concept of what that meant. While the author acknowledges the existence of anti-Semites, she offers another way of looking at narrow-minded people and the vast majority of the book celebrates how a group of strangers are more than willing to learn, share and grow by choosing to focus on those qualities that make us better people, rather than Jew, Christian, Democrat or Republican. Rose Mayer has a bit of Elizabeth Bennet in her blood! As a Janeite myself, it was not hard to see these two characters shared the same tenacity and independent spirit! They both learned from their mistakes and strived to let go of their own personal prejudices. I could absolutely visualize the beauty of Vermont! I could hear Vivaldi’s Four Seasons as I read of the fall colors or the wintery cold. Well done Ms. Luskin! I loved this book!
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