Description

In 59 Glass Bridges, an unnamed
narrator travels through a maze that is at once mutable and immutable: walls
fall to vine-filled forests, hallways to rivers, bridges to lamp-lit boats.
What remains is the desire to escape. He is led along his harrowing path by
Willow, a mysterious figure who cajoles him and responds to questions in a
winking sphinx-like manner, with answers that are often more baffling than
clear. Interspersed are the memories of the narrator, of his childhood and
adolescence, and of his grandmother, a wise artist who at once pushes his
creativity, while leaving him the freedom to craft his own
journey.

Playing with the imagery and landscapes reminiscent
of Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy, Steven Peters’ debut
reveals how pivotal moments in our lives give substance and shape to the
labyrinths in our minds.