Description
In Treading the Maze, Susan King embarks on two voyages, braving the uncharted territory of cancer after setting off to explore the medieval Europe she had always dreamed of visiting. Transformed by her journey and the inspiration she found there, she has created a new path, a rich odyssey of words and images.Treading the Maze – with its crosshatching of alternating narratives and elusive images – reflects the heightened awareness of being in the maze of illness. Here it is possible to find the unexpected connection between, for example, the red lasers of radiation therapy and the rose window at Chartres Cathedral – both healing mandalas, separated by the ages. Here is art from suffering, humor from the absurd, and a will to create from the specter of loss. Touched with intimacy and profoundly moving, Treading the Maze offers a respite for the spirit when the words of a friend or physician may not be enough.
