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"Lesley Thomas has done what would seem to be the impossible -- taken us deep inside the Inupiat world, in the voice and mind of an extraordinary young woman with still more extraordinary powers. I know of no book like this. Smilla's Sense of Snow is a distant second. But two movies come to mind: Fast Runner, and Dersu Uzala. If you love either of these movies, you'll be stunned by the depth and scope of this novel and the unique and unmistakably true voice of its heroine. And if you've never seen them, read Flight of the Goose" first!
--Lesley Hazleton, award-winning journalist and author of Jezebel: The Untold Story of the Bible's Harlot Queen, and Mary: A Flesh-and-Blood Biography of the Virgin Mother
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Lesley Thomas is on the Faculty at the Kachemak Bay Writers' Conference, June 8 - 12, 2007. Keynote Speaker: Amy Tan
Arctic magic draws writer in: Thomas weaves tale of shamanism, at uweek.org!
The National Federation of Press Women awarded Flight of the Goose by Lesley Thomas first place in fiction in the 2006 Communications Contest.
The Washington Press Association awarded Flight of the Goose first place for fiction in the Communicator of Excellence contest for 2005
Alaska Press Women awarded Flight of the Goose first place in fiction in the 2006 Communications Contest.
"This is an absolutely gripping tale - actually a skillful braiding of tales. I was moved by the characters and their fates as I have not been by a novel in a long time. The telling is masterful, the authenticity palpable, and the writing - its pace, color, tone -is exquisite. A remarkable work... a joy, a big broad deep river of a book, a work of substance and great beauty of both vision and style."
--Alaska Press Women Contest judge Richard Hoffman, award-winning author of memoir Half the House.
Read a review of Flight of the Goose at Bookslut.com.
Read a Review of Flight of the Goose in New Connexion
Read an article about Lesley Thomas by Anne Hanley, Alaska Writer Laureate
Read a review by Fred Bigjim, Inupiaq Elder and author of Plants: A Novel, and Indian and Non- Indian Thinking, Listening and Speaking
"I was completely enchanted by this atmospheric novel about life in the Far North. Set in a small village on the Bering Strait coast in the 1970s, Thomas explores themes of myth, cultural conflict, environmentalism, and spirituality against the spectacular backdrop of the Arctic tundra."
-- Terri Windling, Endicott Studio for Mythic Arts award winning author of The Wood Wife, and editor of the Snow White, Blood Red Folklore Series
Flight of the Goose was displayed and sold with the 2005 University of Washington Burke Museum exhibit of Subhankar Banarjee photos of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, through December.
See Flight of the Goose listed as a source in the Spring 2005 issue of Cultural Survival Quarterly. You can also find Flight of the Goose listed as a publication of note in Shaman's Drum Journal #69.
"Lesley Thomas's novel Flight of the Goose puts a human face on the much debated issue of oil drilling in Alaska's wilderness. This complex, thought provoking and moving story of the people that live in the far north is a must read for anyone that wants to know more about Alaska than is in the headlines.It should be required reading for Congress."
--Heather Lende,
Anchorage Daily News columnist and author of If You Lived Here, I'd Know Your Name: News from Small-town Alaska
"Lesley Thomas has created a dreamlike flow of images and language, impeccably crafted and deeply rooted in an authentic sense of place. I always read first for the music of words, and Flight of the Goose has that, and more. Thomas's first novel brims with promise."
--Nick Jans,
author of The Grizzly Maze and The Last Light Breaking
"Memorable and highly recommended...A compelling story told from two perspectives...A tale of cultural conflict, spiritual awakening, redemption, love, and change. Thomas draws upon her own experiences growing up in the Alaskan Arctic in an Inupiat Eskimo village...when weaving a sophisticated story enriched by an impressive personal background (she once researched the effects of oil spills on arctic salt marshes) to infuse realism and accurate detail into this work..."
-- Midwest Book Review, Aug 05
"This is an amazing story!! Lesley Thomas is a brilliant writer. She weaves together a love story, a story about life in an Alaskan village, shamanism, spiritual awakening, and deep ecology.
I am recommending this book to everyone I know and stocking up on copies for gifts for my friends."
--Sandra Ingerman,
author of Soul Retrieval and Medicine for the Earth
"Flight of The Goose immerses us in the magical, but fragile world of the Alaskan Arctic to tell a powerful love story between two people of very different cultures. At once elegiac and adventurous, Thomas portrays the Inupiaq people in their struggle to survive, as well as the beauty of their spiritual kinship with their ancient homeland. This is a very moving and revelatory book; it is a story we must all know before we make any decisions about the arctic that will forever haunt future generations."
-- Brenda Peterson,
author Build Me An Ark and Living By Water: True Stories of Nature and Spirit
"A beautiful and compelling story of Arctic Alaska on the edge of the cultural and environmental upheaval of the Trans-Alaska oil pipeline. Thomas cuts through sentimental notions of Native culture and Arctic wilderness with a clear and powerful honesty. An extraordinary weave of the complexities of culture, environment, family, and - finally - love. Particularly remarkable is Kayuqtuq's transformation into angutkoq - these passages shimmer like sunlight on sea ice."
--Marybeth Holleman,
author of The Heart of the Sound: An Alaskan Paradise Found and Nearly Lost.
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