Crosspoints Editorial Review,  Atlas Society:
Crosspoints Lays Bare the Soul We Reveal in Sexual Choices and Creation of Art
By Walter Donway
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Crosspoints is a ‘psychological’ thriller. There are so few novels worth reading today, not because there’s a shortage of good writers but because there’s a tremendous shortage of good characters experiencing dilemmas that really matter. This is a powerfully motivational novel. I was hanging on to the very last page.
-Dr.Michael J. Hurd, Psychologist and Syndicated Radio Talk Show Host

Crosspoints is an engrossing read, with characters who are strikingly drawn and memorable, and a clever plot. The ideas animating the story are also profound and controversial. I suspect they will stir up a hornet’s nest.
- Howard Dickman, The Wall Street Journal

A wonderful, romantic novel…with a genuinely satisfying plot and complex well-drawn characters. York uses her considerable knowledge and strong opinions about art as part of the plot of a fast-paced love triangle... The situation is full of differing values and different choices, in life and in art. What will the characters ultimately decide? You may think you can predict it, but the book is full of surprises.
- Joan Kennedy Taylor, Laissez Faire Book Club

A Union of Romance and Reason in Life, Love, and Art. . . CROSSPOINTS A Novel of Choice explores the differences between living a passionate life ruled by reason and one vulnerable to the vagaries of the heart. The novel's heroine, Tara, struggles with the romantic direction her heart is leading her, and manifests the passions that spring up from answering this age-old conflict.
- Mary A. Tobey, "V" Magazine for Women

Crosspoints sparkles. What is particularly appealing is that the novel can be read on several levels. A philosophically sophisticated reader will be aware of the underlying and difficult issues at hand, while the less sophisticated will experience the emotional impact of those issues as they unfold via the lives portrayed.
- Arthur Pontynen, Ph.D., Art Dept. Chair, University of Wisconsin

Out of the conflicts of her characters rise the conflicts of our time, and we find ourselves examining and questioning the established norms of aesthetic and social behavior with the same passion as the author. Written with a romantic and yet contemporary bravado, we believe anything is possible, even self-love, personal evolution, and the mature love of another. Crosspoints is not only a sophisticated and sexy adventure, it is at heart a story about the transforming power of conscious choice and living life with ideals, ideals that offer us purpose, thoughtfulness and passion all at once. And how can we not be seduced by a story that offers so much hope?
- Sherry Lazarus Ross, Editor-in-Chief, Art Renewal Center

Crosspoints is almost as visual as it is literary. Its grand design, like a drawing, is a creation of time and space, with curved, intersecting lines stretching from classical antiquity to present time, from ancient Greece to modern New York. Within these intersections the author's characters make their daily choices hardly aware of the countless ‘crosspoints’ of intersecting lines that their choices have drawn. Crosspoints is a many-faceted, fascinating, faithful depiction of sophisticated, urban life, embracing the immediate facts of living, its fiction holding up a mirror to reality.
- Irma B. Jaffe, Ph.D. Professor of Art History, Fordham University,

Alexandra York will cause controversy by her refusal to kneel at the altar of political correctness. Her interest in the foundational aspects of creativity, explorations of the role of love, subtle and complex plot development, as well as sound philosophical considerations all make for a dynamic work of fiction that is sure to cut into the sleep time of readers with its dramatic and uplifting story.
-Dr. Pierre Rioux, former President, International Society for Philosophical Enquiry, Telicom Magazine

Crosspoints is indeed “a novel of choice” as its subtitle suggests. Freedom of choice is a familiar topic in. . .Romantic fiction in general. Self-redemption by a character who has willfully chosen evil, however, is not as familiar, and Crosspoints  is a welcome attempt to tackle this subject. But the novel is not only a vehicle for tackling esthetic and ethical issues. It is an exciting story that takes the reader on a tour to exotic places, from the Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion to the Blue Mosque at Istanbul to Chesterwood, Massachusetts, the studio and summer home of master-sculptor Daniel Chester French (1850-1931).
- Michelle Fram Cohen, The Atlasphere

The novel serves as an excellent case study of the importance of art in Man’s life and how, much like romantic relationships, the art you love is a direct reflection of your love (or lack) of yourself. I would recommend it, firstly. . .to any art lover with a head on his shoulders, and secondly to anyone else. The first group would thoroughly enjoy it, and everyone else would learn a great deal from it. But above all. . . it is a novel based on the concept that individuals have choices to make that affect the rest of their lives, and only they can claim responsibility for their actions, and only they can undo the damage of irrational choices. The book was excellent and tough to put down.
- Chris Davis, New Height Books

There is more to the book, but the detailed description of the New York gallery world is what meant most to me. Being an artist, this part of the book was most interesting. There is one place in the book where Dorina, an artist and painting restorer, makes a passionate statement about art. This is one of the most moving statements about the state of art, past and present, that I have ever read. Alexandra York reveals herself in this expressive explosion of thought and emotion. I won't forget it.
-Marvin Steele, Painter

The characterization, execution and underlying philosophy presented with Crosspoints: A Novel of Choice, is a sure win with those. . .hungry for a novel of triumph and beauty. It is a refreshing reminder that Man can achieve greatness as a creature capable of stunning beauty and intellect. This serves as an uplifting contrast to the nihilistic or oft depressing “man is a ruthless animal” viewpoint in many of today’s novels. We are shown characters of value and intellectual bearing, the hero-gods we might strive to one day become, if only we remember to pay attention to the Crosspoints  we are presented throughout life.
- Tara Brannigan, Capitalist Chicks


CROSSPOINTS FOREIGN TRANSLATIONS

CROSSPOINTS A Novel of Choice HITS TOP SALES IN RUSSIA

“BEAUTIFUL AND DEEP”
“HIGH STYLE AND SPIRIT”
Out for only two months, Alexandra York’s novel, CROSSPOINTS A Novel of Choice, has become a top seller in Russia with over 10,000 copies already sold.
Mir Knigi, Moscow publisher


WORLD-WIDE SPANISH, Grito Sagrado, Argentina Publisher
Las encrucijadas de la vida nos obligan a elegir entre la fidelidad a uno mismo o la traición a los valores. Alexandra York ha plasmado en esta novela la profundidad emocional, psicológica y filosófica de estas elecciones. Esta historia nos muestra las opciones y sus consecuencias, encarnándolas en personajes inolvidables. Es un canto a la verdad, al amor ya la vida; una lección que sin duda ayudará al lector a encontrar su propio camino, escogiendo la virtud en cada encrucijada.
- Fred Kofman, Autor de Metamanagement y La Empresa Consciente.

English translation:
Life’s crossroads force us to choose between loyalty to one’s values or self-betrayal. Alexandra York has captured in this novel the emotional, psychological and philosophical depth of these choices. Her story, with its unforgettable characters, shows us that actions have consequences. This is an ode to truth, love and life, a lesson that will help the reader find his or her own path, choosing virtue at every crosspoint.
- Fred Kofman, Author of Conscious Business, Director of Conscious Business Center at the Universidad Francisco Marroquín