avg_rating: 4.18
name: Lesley Thomas
about: Lesley Thomas wrote "Flight of the Goose: A Story of the Far North", an award-winning novel about culture clash, science, deep ecology, shamanism and tragic love set in the wilds of the Alaskan Arctic.Thomas grew up there in a multicultural family blending ancient and new traditions. As an ecologist, her study of the effects of oil spills on arctic salt marsh came into play in "Flight of the Goose". She also wove in her substantial knowledge of mythology, Indigenous societies, subsistence skills and cross-cultural relations. Her novel is endorsed by Native Alaskan elders, top arctic anthropologists, shamanic practitioners such as Sandra Ingerman, scientists, mystics and literary critics. The Alaskan author's circumpolar themed stories have Lesley Thomas wrote "Flight of the Goose: A Story of the Far North", an award-winning novel about culture clash, science, deep ecology, shamanism and tragic love set in the wilds of the Alaskan Arctic.Thomas grew up there in a multicultural family blending ancient and new traditions. As an ecologist, her study of the effects of oil spills on arctic salt marsh came into play in "Flight of the Goose". She also wove in her substantial knowledge of mythology, Indigenous societies, subsistence skills and cross-cultural relations. Her novel is endorsed by Native Alaskan elders, top arctic anthropologists, shamanic practitioners such as Sandra Ingerman, scientists, mystics and literary critics. The Alaskan author's circumpolar themed stories have appeared in "The Northern Review" journal, and in "Cold Flashes" - an anthology of flash fiction set in Alaska. She also has published poetry and nonfiction and taught at colleges and Katchemak Bay Writers conference in Alaska. Her website:https://flightofthegoose.mystrikingly..."Flight of the Goose" is: FIRST PLACE WINNER of the National Federation of Press Women Communications AwardFIRST PLACE WINNER of the Washington Press Association Communicator of Excellence in Fiction Award FIRST PLACE WINNER of Alaska Press Women Communications AwardFinalist for the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Award"Flight of the Goose" has been studied at Boston University, University of Alaska, University of Washington, North Slope School District, Sterling College in Vermont, and by students of Sandra Ingerman and book clubs the world over. Indigenous readers' praise: "An) exquisite example of storytelling... .a well-written page-turner that will warm your heart. (Thomas is) a gifted writer with a sense of Alaska Native culture and tradition."~ "First Alaskans Magazine"; "A wonderful tale." ~ Arctic Sounder"Flight of the Goose is a remarkable achievement... a novel about loss and loneliness, alienation and fear,acceptance and forgiveness, natural and supernatural (whose) characters seem drawn from life. Itsmemorable characters, believable setting, and complex treatment of problems that face us all in a world of unavoidable change and contact, will haunt the reader long after the covers have been closed."~ Fred Bigjim (Inupiaq), author of "Plants: A Novel", &amp; "Echoes from the Tundra" "Provocative...The book brought back many childhood memories growing up in the 1950’s and 60’s herein the Yukon Kuskokwim Deltas."~ John Active, (Yup’ik), in "Tundra Drums""A truly glorious manifesto... brilliant... an amazing understanding... To be an ambassador between these two worlds is a daunting, even hellish task. However, Thomas seems to be the perfect ambassador."~ Jack Dalton, (Yup'ik) storyteller and teacherMore Praise:"Thomas is a brilliant writer. She weaves together a love story, life in an Alaskan village, shamanism, spiritual awakening and deep ecology. I am recommending this book to everyone I know."~ Sandra Ingerman, author of "Soul Retrieval""One of the best novels of Alaska that I have read...Thomas writes with an unerring knowledge of anthropology and social and environmental issues."~ Dr. Dorothy Jean Ray, A Legacy of Arctic Art"The story took my breath away. I wept my way through it, identifying profoundly with both protagonists. The author has a fine grasp of the complexity of human relations and culture in such a village.." ~ Dr. Jean Briggs, "Never in Anger; "Inuit Morality Tales" ...more