"Caroline Lion is an exceptionally imaginative author. Her talent, diligence and discipline have produced many entertaining and illuminating books over the years and I've enjoyed them all." Alan Rinzler (co-founder Rolling Stone Magazine) "I'd follow Caroline (Kitty) Lion to the edges of the Serengeti ...and farther." Tom Robbins (best selling novelist) These are the words that have been used to describe the writing of Caroline Lion: Scintillating, wild, vivid, painfully true, entertaining, conscious, real, mystical, healing, compassionate, artistic, foundational, observant, piercing, prophetic, fun, jarring, edgy, and brilliant. "Ashlandia can be seen as the place where two paths meet...the study of Torah with the study of fiction; the beat/hippie New Age generations with modern midrash. It's written with respect and love for all people who know the many hurdles we face on the Ashlandia path." Caroline Lion