BRATTLEBORO \u2014 Hailed as \u201ca fiercely intelligent love story,\u201d a second edition of Newfane author Deborah Lee Luskin\u2019s 2010 award-winning novel “Into the Wilderness” is being reissued by Sibylline Press. A celebration of the relaunch will take place on Friday, April 10, at ByWay Books & More starting at 5:30 p.m. Luskin will read and sign copies.<\/p>\n
In 1964, Rose Mayer buries her second husband and wonders what she\u2019s going to do with the rest of her life. Reluctantly, she visits her son\u2019s summer place in Vermont, where there are neither sidewalks, Democrats, nor other Jews. She meets Percy Mendell at the Orton Fourth of July book sale, and it\u2019s dislike at first sight.<\/p>\n
Percy\u2019s a born and bred Vermonter who has never married, never voted for a Democrat, and never left the state. After a satisfying career as the county\u2019s agricultural agent, he\u2019s facing retirement and doesn\u2019t know what he\u2019ll do unmoored from work. He meets Rose again at the Marlboro Music Festival, where music becomes their common language. Set against the backdrop of Vermont\u2019s changing politics and seasons, “Into the Wilderness” is considered testament to the endurance of the human heart.<\/p>\n
Luskin says the story resonates more than ever in today\u2019s divisive times. “When I wrote the book, it was a love story. Now, the story of a Democrat and a Republican falling in love seems like fantasy fiction,” she said in a news release. “It\u2019s also a story of how people from away and Vermonters perceive one another \u2014 still an issue.\u201d 1964 was the first time in over a century that Vermont supported a non-Republican for president, the beginning of Vermont\u2019s lean toward the left.<\/p>\n
Like her character Rose Mayer, Luskin is \u201cfrom away.\u201d She started visiting Newfane in 1965. In 1984, she came for the summer \u2014 and never left. Like many Vermonters, Luskin has held a variety of jobs, from office manager to radio commentator. A believer in civic engagement, she has volunteered for both civic and social organizations.<\/p>\n
Luskin is the author of “Reviving Artemis: The Making of a Huntress,” a memoir about finding her place in the natural world by following the deer into the untracked woods. Her blog, Living in Place, posts regularly on Substack.<\/p>\n
ByWay Books is located at 399 Canal St.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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