The Elsewhere Oracle by Michele Battiste
from Black Lawrence Press
The town of Elsewhere has been lost to time. Hidden by a remote mountain, Elsewhere is unreachable to the outside world, its history and townspeople the stuff of ghost stories and cautionary tales.
Packaged in a stunning box in the shape of a hardcover book, The Elsewhere Oracle is a special collection and literary artifact. Each poem and accompanying oracle card represent a person, place, or item from Elsewhere. Together they tell the story of the forgotten town: the history of its disappearance, the ghosts that haunt its streets, and the monsters that linger in the woods and the lake. Here we encounter an inept town council, a perceptive orphan, a yearning torch singer, the robber baron who holds the town in his lunatic hands, and a whole host of characters embodying the best and worst of a community. Looking to Elsewhere, we can discover our own strengths and fears, ambitions and dreams, and the dark places that hold us back.
