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Ithaka: The Journey Home
Ithaka
The Journey Home
Geoff is a field journalist on assignment in Khartoum when Hurricane Ivan destroys his home in Grand Cayman. Christine, his love interest, who resides in Cayman, is in peril. Desperate to reach the island, he embarks on a journey home, fraught with difficulty and insight.
Along the way, his dear friend, Mac, accompanies him in spirit. Mac’s identity and whereabouts remain ambiguous throughout the story. In the beginning he is presumed dead, only to make a sudden appearance. To some he is the returned Christ, to others, a threat, to Geoff, a wise man.
The route takes him from Khartoum to his home of origin in London, where he is haunted by his past, and thus makes a quick departure for Cayman Brac where he hires a boat and then onto Grand Cayman.
He finally reaches his destination only to find the island completely devastated by the hurricane and the sobering realization that his troubles have just begun. Not unlike Homer’s Odyssey, when in his quest to reach Ithaka, Odysseus comes to realize it is about the journey not the destination.
The Journey Home
Geoff is a field journalist on assignment in Khartoum when Hurricane Ivan destroys his home in Grand Cayman. Christine, his love interest, who resides in Cayman, is in peril. Desperate to reach the island, he embarks on a journey home, fraught with difficulty and insight.
Along the way, his dear friend, Mac, accompanies him in spirit. Mac’s identity and whereabouts remain ambiguous throughout the story. In the beginning he is presumed dead, only to make a sudden appearance. To some he is the returned Christ, to others, a threat, to Geoff, a wise man.
The route takes him from Khartoum to his home of origin in London, where he is haunted by his past, and thus makes a quick departure for Cayman Brac where he hires a boat and then onto Grand Cayman.
He finally reaches his destination only to find the island completely devastated by the hurricane and the sobering realization that his troubles have just begun. Not unlike Homer’s Odyssey, when in his quest to reach Ithaka, Odysseus comes to realize it is about the journey not the destination.
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First published January 1, 2014
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About the author
Nancy Baker
4 books320 followersAuthor of psychologically driven fiction, Baker dissects the portals of the mind, from the macabre dysfunction in Magel’s Daughter and Magel’s Ghost, to the profound discoveries in Island Adrift and Ithaka. Nancy exposes the human desire to understand the sacred as well as the profane.
Magel’s Daughter and Magel’s Ghost stem from the need to understand familial dysfunction, particularly the psychological machinations of matriarchal power. The outrageous humor laced throughout the books reflects Nancy’s insights into the Norwegian community in Minnesota.
The Mac Books Trilogy include: Island Adrift, Ithaka, and Gitchee Gume. The central character of the trilogy is Mac who is a modern day Christ figure. The books explore what it would be like if Christ returned. Who would he be? What would he do for a living? How would he affect those around him? What would his message be? Each book features a different character with a unique set of issues which Mac has guided to awareness with his provocative message.
Magel’s Daughter and Magel’s Ghost stem from the need to understand familial dysfunction, particularly the psychological machinations of matriarchal power. The outrageous humor laced throughout the books reflects Nancy’s insights into the Norwegian community in Minnesota.
The Mac Books Trilogy include: Island Adrift, Ithaka, and Gitchee Gume. The central character of the trilogy is Mac who is a modern day Christ figure. The books explore what it would be like if Christ returned. Who would he be? What would he do for a living? How would he affect those around him? What would his message be? Each book features a different character with a unique set of issues which Mac has guided to awareness with his provocative message.
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