{"product_id":"into-the-wilderness-a-novel","title":"Into the Wilderness: A Novel","description":"\u003ch3 data-start=\"192\" data-end=\"215\"\u003eInto the Wilderness\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"217\" data-end=\"252\"\u003eCould two people be more different?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"254\" data-end=\"463\"\u003eIt’s 1964. Rose Mayer is recently widowed—Jewish, outspoken, and a lifelong Democrat from the city. Percy Mendell is a quiet Vermont farmer who has never married and has never voted for a Democrat in his life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"465\" data-end=\"518\"\u003eWhen they meet, sparks fly—but not the romantic kind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"520\" data-end=\"869\"\u003eYet as the seasons turn across the rugged Vermont landscape, irritation gives way to curiosity, and curiosity to something far more unexpected. At sixty-four, both Rose and Percy have long believed their lives—and their opinions—are firmly set. Opening their hearts to each other will take humor, stubbornness, and more courage than either expected.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"871\" data-end=\"1063\"\u003eSet against the changing seasons and political tensions of the 1960s, \u003cem data-start=\"941\" data-end=\"962\"\u003eInto the Wilderness\u003c\/em\u003e is a tender, wise love story about second chances—and the surprising flexibility of the human heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAwarded the IPPY Gold Medal for Regional Fiction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDeborah Lee Luskin moved from New York City to Vermont in 1984 to write, garden, keep bees, and raise daughters. She has been an editorial columnist, radio commentator, pen-for-hire, and blogger. Luskin also enjoyed a long career as an educator. Engaged in civic life, Luskin practiced restorative justice as a volunteer at the Brattleboro Community Justice Center and served as the elected Town Moderator in Newfane, Vermont. She holds a PhD English Literature, the obvious training for becoming a homesteader, deer-hunter, and writer. Reviving Artemis: The Making of a Huntress, her memoir, tells the story of coming-of-age at sixty and finding her place in the natural world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePraise for Into the Wilderness\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“The book is a complex love letter to Vermont.”\u003cbr\u003e—The Commons, Windham County’s Independent Weekly\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Into the Wilderness is a fiercely intelligent love story.”\u003cbr\u003e—The Rutland Herald\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Deborah Lee Luskin weaves together an enchanting tale of solitude, friendship and romance in her novel, Into the Wilderness.”\u003cbr\u003e—The Jewish Advocate\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sibylline Digital First","offers":[{"title":"Trade Paper","offer_id":48507769749733,"sku":"9798897409525","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":48507769782501,"sku":"9798897409518","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0701\/0271\/2549\/files\/Into-the-Wilderness-Final.jpg?v=1772865419","url":"https:\/\/shop.sibyllinepress.com\/products\/into-the-wilderness-a-novel","provider":"Sibylline Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}