- Paperback: 256 pages
- Publisher: Forge books (Jan 28 1998)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0312859686
- ISBN-13: 978-0312859688
- Product Dimensions: 20.3 x 14 x 1.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 295 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
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Lisa Goldstein weaves an enchanting tale of contemporary magical realism as only she can do. "Walking the Labyrinth" is a novel of many questions and many more answers, the story of one woman's struggle to separate truth from illusion as she discovers family secrets that will change her life forever .
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4.0 out of 5 stars
A magical mystery,
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This review is from: Walking The Labyrinth (Paperback)
This book is what one of my writing instructors would label a plot-driven novel. It tells a story in which the protagonist, Molly Travers, orphaned at the age of three and raised by her great-aunt, gradually discovers the history of her extended family and meets relatives that she never knew that she had. In the process she learns about herself and about ways in which people in family and romantic relationships can use and misuse power over each other. She finds that her family traces its roots to an illicit union in Victorian England between a lower-class girl with a magical Gift and a gentleman with an interest in the occult, and she eventually learns how and why the family emigrated to the United States, of the life they led as vaudeville performers (illusionists who could perform tricks that baffled other magicians), of family conflicts that isolated her branch of the family from the rest, and of the family's connection with the secret Order of the Labyrinth. Information is revealed at a pace that adds steadily to the reader's knowledge while sustaining enough of the mystery to make each chapter a pleasure to read. The metaphor of the Labyrinth ties a genuine physical labyrinth in the story to the process of learning that goes on through life. I suppose this is not earth-shakingly original. Still, since I experienced a few frustrating setbacks in my own life while reading this book, it was actually very helpful to hear in my mind the echo of the question that characters in the book are asked when they experience such a turning of the labyrinth: "What have you learned?"
4.0 out of 5 stars
A strange, fascinating, surreal journey,
This review is from: Walking The Labyrinth (Paperback)
The protagonist isn't the only one who "walks the labyrinth." Reading this book is a labyrinthine journey in which the certitudes keep shifting and nobody and nothing is ever quite what it seems. It has the feel of a modern Alice-in-Wonderland adventure. Definitely original, and a most enjoyable read.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good fantasy!,
By Margaret Dybala "too many books, too little time" (Pearland, Texas United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Walking The Labyrinth (Paperback)
After reading her book "Dark Cities Underground" I ordered this book and the "Red Magician." I thoroughly enjoyed both books. I think anyone who likes urban fantasy or magical stories would like her writing. It is good to see solid women writers in this genre.
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