Contact: Robert Garrett or Ursula Waldmeyer
845-647-5579
or Astrid Fitzgerald
845-626-3436
Time For Your Winter Break --
New Novel Seeks Basic Truths
NEW YORK ---It’s a tale of first love…mystical encounters…surprising adventures
and challenges…and eternal truths, all set against a backdrop of the glorious
Swiss Alps.
Astrid Fitzgerald’s just-published new novel, Winter Break: A Luminous
Journey into Wisdom and Love, sets the heart afire; at the same time, it soothes
those souls corrupted by today’s high-test, fast-paced society. Some see in this
book a young woman’s coming-of-age. Others find a road to deeply satisfying
self-understanding.
Winter Break is Ms. Fitzgerald’s third published work. In An Artist’s Book of
Inspiration (1996), she explored the creative process, organized around the
themes central to creativity: from the sources of inspiration to the daily life in the
studio. Entries include reflections from artists and thinkers to the observations of
scientists and mystics. In Being Consciousness Bliss: A Seeker’s Guide (2002),
she drew a road map for those choosing to travel a spiritual path throughout
their lives.
Her earlier works provided deep reservoirs of philosophy and belief that
make Winter Break such a ground-breaking novel. While the newest work is
replete with romance and adventure, the main characters also immerse themselves
in the countless deep questions that surround all human existence.
Astrid Fitzgerald was born and educated in Switzerland, the very setting for
her new novel. It is a country and culture she knows intimately, and uses to
great advantage in Winter Break. The book is replete with scenes of skiing over
the snowy slopes, and the Alpine region’s villages and lifestyle provide a rich tapestry
against which all the action takes place.
In addition to her respected work as a writer, Ms. Fitzgerald is also an
artist of significant acclaim. Dividing her time between her New York City residence
and Hudson River Valley studio, she creates singularly stunning pieces
that have been featured around the world in twenty-three solo shows and numerous
juried group exhibitions. Her work is represented in many public, private
and corporate collections. Astrid Fitzgerald is married to writer/philosopher
Richard Geldard, author of critically praised books on Emersonian and early
Greek thought.