
To Swim Beneath the Earth
by Ginger Bensman
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Pub Date Aug 04 2015 | Archive Date Jul 16 2016
Description
MEGAN
KIMSEY, born and raised in a small Colorado town on the edge of the La Plata
Mountains, grows up haunted by images. Straddling cryptic glimpses of events
that foretell her own future, and events remembered from a past in the
highlands of Ecuador and Peru more than 400 years before she was born, she must
challenge her Catholic upbringing and the stigma of a mental breakdown
following a childhood tragedy, before she can strike out on a quest for
meaning.
Megan’s journey leads her to South America and an expedition among the remnants
of the Inca Empire, and finally, to a wind-swept outcropping high atop Cotopaxi
Mountain in search of the frozen child she sees in her dreams. Accompanied by a
team of archeologists and an indigenous woman of wisdom who becomes her mentor
and guide, Megan must confront her ghosts and claim her own redemption.
Advance Praise
"A beautiful novel ...deserving of 5 stars ... images so profound I felt like I was actually living Megan's life with her." -- The San Francisco Book Review
"A woman discovers that she's the reincarnated spirit of an Inca warrior
in this imaginative debut novel . . . An often elegantly crafted story that
explores the love between parents and their children and how people come to
terms with the loss of loved ones." -- Kirkus Reviews
"To Swim Beneath the Earth is a novel of great poise and assured
style . . . Prose seldom gets this good, and we are right to dwell on it . . .
It is a beguiling read, beautifully written." -- Jack Messenger, Feed the
Monkey Blog
Available Editions
EDITION | Ebook |
ISBN | 9780996295710 |
PRICE | $3.99 (USD) |