Nightfall in the Garden of Deep Time by Tracy Higley, a Book Review
Feb 13
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“And just as this vacant lot of trash has come alive, I recognize that creative people must labor to awaken people to Beauty, to transcendence, to something wholly Other than the material existence of the everyday, in which we are so often mired.” —Tracy Higley
I cannot write an academic book review about this novel because it exists way beyond basic writing principles for an enjoyable read. It has all of that and more.
Picture the horizon, any horizon where the earth touches the sky, and envision it opening like an eye. See specks of light in the pupil of the eye, like stars in a galaxy. This book, this story, is one of those stars. Beauty within beauty. A universal story I find relatable and inspiring, magical and enchanting, like layers of petals within a rose, like the palette of colors that form a Monet.
You can hear the spheres sing. They are the other stars in the in-between—giving frequency and rhythm, beauty and love. Sharing light in darkness, the artist blooms, allowing you a peek at a moonflower in a secret room, encouraging you to walk through, into the garden of deep time.
I recommend this book to all creative people.
Love,
Tracy
‘The world needs more beauty than the Met and Carnegie Hall can provide—much, much more. It needs creativity on every fireplace mantel, over every basket of chips and salsa. And the largely unsung heroes who provide those things are heroes indeed.’ —Tracy Higley, Nightfall in the Garden of Deep Time
