Title: Writer, mostly

Age: Ageless

Sun Sign: Pisces

Location: Housatonic, MA

Author,
The Seeker Academy, a novel (Amazon link) (here you can read currently twenty reviews and my Amazon blog)

Published in April, 2007, The Seeker Academy visits the holistic (human potential, mind-body-spirit, new age) movement, which is rooted in the beat-hippie counterculture and more broadly in a three century romantic movement. The novel is searching for the social and political heart of that counterculture movement as it exists today. A few brief testimonials:

“A superb job… I saw parallels with the classic Zen And The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.” Dr. Richard G. Petty (author, professor of holistic medicine, Georgia State U.)

“The mix of action and reflection narrated through Grace Hudson, the deft touch of lightly interspersed philosophical offerings, the focus on whole human beings and how they have this rich variety of mixed psychologies and beliefs all contribute to making The Seeker Academy a compelling and insightful read. L.D. Gussin opens a window that clearly lets the light in, and allows us to see out onto a spacious vista, replete with helpful markers to inform us on our own journey into this territory.” Jonathan Reams, PhD, Editor-in-Chief, Integral Review

“A humane and loving look into the search for what is real…. This is a look not so much into the New Age movement as into the part of the human spirit that has given rise to that movement and how that spirit is feeling its way into a full expression.” Stephen Chakwin, Amazon Vine Voice reviewer, attorney and mediator

”The dialogue is well-written and true to life, often reflecting the thought patterns that many of us experience…. I found myself thinking about many of the discussions in the book, long after I put it down.” D. Buxbaum, Amazon Top 1000 reviewer

“… the story serves as a vehicle to illustrate and reflect on extremely relevant issues for today and for the future. Guillermo Maynez (Amazon Top 500 Reviewer, international relations consultant in Mexico City)

“With exquisite facility of language, L.D. Gussin takes us on a very real spiritual journey…. [Gussin] nails it!” Nancy Slonim Aronie (NPR commentator, Harvard lecturer, holistic retreat teacher)

“[Gussin] possesses the rare ability to avoid abstraction even when writing about rarefied philosophical issues.” Chris Noel (novelist, memoirist, Vermont College lecturer)

“thoughtfully composed… differing viewpoints imbue the narrative with a satisfying richness.” Kirkus Discoveries

“The yearning for connection and understanding is a central theme in this thoughtful and introspective story.” Midwest Book Review

“If you’ve been on a retreat of this type, you’ll find this story familiar, riveting. If you haven’t, but wondered what it’s like… Gussin’s novel is the next best thing.” Winslow Eliot (romance novelist, Waldorf teacher)

“Though a novel of ideas, the relational strand of connection most compels me.” Janet Riehl (poet, teacher)

“I was surprised to find how much I was identifying with [Grace’s] hero journey of self-discovery.” Bruce Tanner (Zaadz network blogger)

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