REVIEWS OF LONELY IN THE HEART OF THE WORLD
The search for love resonates throughout this fiercely imaginative epic . . . In her leisurely but potent narrative, Meltz sustains a rhapsodic tone that embraces both the sacred and the decidedly profane, and presents humanity as both threatening and compassionate. The disparate elements harmonize in unexpected and startling ways. Sometimes gushing, frequently heart-tugging, and always gripping . . . this tale will reward the reader with a pantheistic glimpse of destruction, rebirth, and the tantalizing nature of desire and union.
- Publishers Weekly, starred review
Lonely in the Heart of the World is an ancient mystery tour into our connected future. Lonely's quest is a poetic initiatory journey of a woman discovering her real story and her own place among the gods of our connected world. Lonely struggles with the dangers and consequences of abandoning the ancient rites and Mysteries. She finds her way to the power of love in an attempt to heal herself, and then her world.
- Donald P. Dulchinos, author of Forbidden Sacraments: The Survival of Shamanism in Western Civilization
Humanity’s disconnect from nature—as well as meditations on fear, love, loneliness, loss, and identity—are packed into this sweeping epic. [Meltz] composes luscious prose that contains many universal truths, with the writing never sounding pretentious. . . . Meltz delights in upending the conventions of fairy tales, even as she pushes the boundaries of the genre in new ways. . . . The fantasy elements of princesses, demigods, and archetypal quests mesh well with the recognizable industrial destruction of the City because of Meltz’s deceptively simple, lyrical prose. The style also allows Meltz to weave a theme of environmentalism through her story while still sustaining the novel’s fairy-tale air.
- Jill Allen, ForeWord Reviews
An epic saga of the first order, "Lonely In The Heart Of The World" establishes author Mindi Meltz as an outstanding literary talent able to deftly weave a complex novel replete with plot twists and memorable characters with a prose that at times approaches a kind of poetry. A contemporary approach to a kind of fairytale mythology, "Lonely In The Heart Of The World" is a completely entertaining work that would grace the shelves as an enduringly popular addition to any community library collection.
- Midwest Book Review
- Publishers Weekly, starred review
Lonely in the Heart of the World is an ancient mystery tour into our connected future. Lonely's quest is a poetic initiatory journey of a woman discovering her real story and her own place among the gods of our connected world. Lonely struggles with the dangers and consequences of abandoning the ancient rites and Mysteries. She finds her way to the power of love in an attempt to heal herself, and then her world.
- Donald P. Dulchinos, author of Forbidden Sacraments: The Survival of Shamanism in Western Civilization
Humanity’s disconnect from nature—as well as meditations on fear, love, loneliness, loss, and identity—are packed into this sweeping epic. [Meltz] composes luscious prose that contains many universal truths, with the writing never sounding pretentious. . . . Meltz delights in upending the conventions of fairy tales, even as she pushes the boundaries of the genre in new ways. . . . The fantasy elements of princesses, demigods, and archetypal quests mesh well with the recognizable industrial destruction of the City because of Meltz’s deceptively simple, lyrical prose. The style also allows Meltz to weave a theme of environmentalism through her story while still sustaining the novel’s fairy-tale air.
- Jill Allen, ForeWord Reviews
An epic saga of the first order, "Lonely In The Heart Of The World" establishes author Mindi Meltz as an outstanding literary talent able to deftly weave a complex novel replete with plot twists and memorable characters with a prose that at times approaches a kind of poetry. A contemporary approach to a kind of fairytale mythology, "Lonely In The Heart Of The World" is a completely entertaining work that would grace the shelves as an enduringly popular addition to any community library collection.
- Midwest Book Review
