Elizabeth takes matters into her own hands, and secretly elopes with Nathaniel, which causes much disapproval and shock amongst the townspeople, including the parents of her pupils, and her own family. Marrying Todd would hand Hidden Wolf over to him instead. Set in a remote, mountainous New York village, in a United States that has only just won its independence, Into the Wilderness is. Marrying Nathaniel would grant him the land that he has been seeking to own for so long, Hidden Wolf, the land that he lives on with his family. Elizabeth, however, finds that she has fallen in love with Nathaniel Bonner, a white man who lives as a Mohican, also a widower. Problems arise when Elizabeth's father, cash broke, sets out to arrange a marriage between his daughter and the wealthy local doctor, Richard Todd. Settling down to a new life in the freedom of this new land, Elizabeth sets out to provide an education for all the town children, white, black, and Indian. Vermont Maturity, May 2011 Read Clara Rose Thornton’s interview.Spinster Elizabeth Middleton, 29 years old, arrives in a small colonial town in the United States called Paradise, with her father, Judge Middleton, and her brother, Julian. with an uncanny prowess for details that vibrate with nuance and explore the vast landscape of the human heart.” “ Into The Wilderness winds themes of religion, tradition, grief. “A woman born to write, rich in the fullness of her powers.”īrattleboro Reformer, Read Becky Karush’s interview. “A guided tour of Into The Wilderness with Deborah Lee Luskin”īrattleboro Reformer, Read Christina Gibbons’ interview. “Author Deborah Lee Luskin has chutzpah.”īrattleboro Reformer Read Joyce Marcel’s review. Intrepid media Read Candy Green Gustavson’s review. “Vermont can be as transformative and euphoric as the seasons, and to it Deborah Luskin’s novel sings a delightful ode.”ĭeerfield Valley News, Read Veronica Giannotta’s review. The Commons, April 2010 Read Thelma O’Brien’s review. “The book is a complex love letter to Vermont.” Jewish Independent, Read Cynthia Ramsay’s review. “Luskin creates characters about whom readers care, masterfully discusses music and brings to life a vivid small Vermont town.” “Deborah Lee Luskin weaves together an enchanting tale of solitude, friendship and romance in her novel, Into the Wilderness.” Luskin is convincing in translating the aural, physical and emotional power of music into words on the paper. Seven Days, Burlington’s Independent Weekly “Into the Wilderness “is a perfectly gratifying read.” “ Into the Wilderness is a fiercely intelligent love story” Watch the Video ~ Deborah discusses her novel and her life in Vermont. Set against the backdrop of Vermont’s changing seasons, Into The Wilderness is a testament to the endurance of the human heart. Both Percy and Rose are 64-years old and have given up on love. He’s also struggling with his long-held political beliefs: Barry Goldwater is too extreme for the Vermont GOP. After a satisfying career as the county’s agricultural agent, he’s facing retirement. Percy’s a born and bred Vermonter who has never married, never voted for a Democrat, and never left the state. There is, however, the Marlboro Music Festival. Reluctantly, she visits her son’s summer place in Vermont, where there are neither sidewalks, Democrats nor other Jews. In 1964, Rose Mayer buries her second husband and wonders what she’s going to do with the rest of her life. Independent Publisher’s Gold Medal Winner for Regional Fiction Deborah Lee Luskin’s first published novel wins Independent Publishers’ Gold Medal
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