Acts of Levitation
Laynie Browne
2002
Spuyten Duyvil
"This challenging first novel is a high-wire act of great beauty and invention. Part quest narrative, part ghost story, Acts of Levitation is ultimately a study in longing—for the 'other' who might be lover or sibling, and for the 'self' hidden in the center of a dream. Laynie Browne enlists all the colors of the spectrum, and then some, to spin her magic. Her writing unfolds like a pre-Raphaelite dawn, expanding outwards and always mesmerizing."—Lewis Warsh
"An ultra femme, absolutely exquisite writing/vision. Acts is extraordinarily imaginative and remains with me as a luminous benchmark."—Lissa Wolsak
"Part mystery and part Oz story, Acts is a narrative of exquisite disappearances and re-appearances...As always, Laynie Browne’s work is ephemeral, complex, and alluring."—Lisa Jarnot