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Title: Skirting the Gorge

Author: Gerald R. Stanek

Narrator: Gerald R Stanek

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 38 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-18-16

Publisher: Shiver Hill Books

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

The university town of Ithaca, New York, blessed with numerous waterfalls and beautiful, dangerous gorges, provides a cosmopolitan yet bucolic backdrop for this tale of transformation. Here Stephen and Michelle Wolcott live an ostensibly idyllic albeit wintry life, comfortably oblivious of the constant interplay between the subtle and material worlds. Gathered for a Christmas party at their well-ordered home, old friends and a new neighbor are treated to the appearance of a fox in the snowy yard. For some it is magical, for others innocuous; for all it proves significant. Following the party Michelle's old trouble with migraines returns, bringing frightening sensations, confusion, and the recurring vision of a body in the water. With the aid of a shaman, she approaches a new understanding of the nature of existence, learns to open her heart, and finds that spiritual forces are conspiring to take her life in a new direction.

Members Reviews:

Way too wordy and drags on forever

Way too wordy and drags on forever, I had to put it down.

review of an unusual book

Skirting The Gorge takes place in the bucolic university town of Ithaca NY. The book is aptly named, not only because the area is well known for its magnificent gorges, but because many of the characters seem to be dangerously close to falling into their own metaphorical abyss.

The main character, Michelle, is the wife of a university professor. One could say that it is a story about a woman who wants a baby, but that would be too superficial.

The author explores the complex relationship between the woman and her husband and friends. He delves into anthropomorphism and mysticism when we learn, in the first chapter, that the individual telling the story is a fox.

Later we meet enigmatic Sam, a massage therapist who ventures into alternative treatments and eastern religions. Sam counsels Michelle when she has trouble dealing with her feelings, and helps her to make connections between her relationships, her body, mind, and soul. When this shamanistic character disappears, we are left wondering about the circumstances.

This book may not appeal to everyone, but it surprised me, and I think those who enjoy probing the metaphysical will find it very enjoyable.