Reviving Artemis

Reviving Artemis is a provocative, often funny, and moving memoir about a middle-aged womans quest to fully inhabit the northern forest. Writer Deborah Lee Luskin chronicles her transformation from an urbanite with aversions to untracked woods, guns, and hunting into a longtime Vermonter determined to eat the landscape, first as a homesteader and then as a deer hunter. She shares lively portraits of her mentorsa traditional Vermont woodsman and a spiritually grounded hunterwho taught her to navigate the untracked forest by following deer. Luskin challenges assumptions about hunters and guns, revealing their role in balancing ecosystems. This personal story explores stepping off lifes obvious path, embracing challenges outside your comfort zone, liberating yourself from limitations, and aging fiercely. Luskins journey invites readers to confront their place in the natural world.