Flight of the Goose: A Story of the Far North

Flight of the Goose : A Story of the Far North by Lesley Thomas (2005, Paperback)

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Flight of the Goose: A Story of the Far North, Lesley Thomas

Their tale is woven from threads of psychological thriller, love story, eco-fiction, science and the metaphysical. Thomas, who grew up in rural Alaska in a multicultural family, and for a time studied the effects of oil spills on arctic ecosystems, drew on her life and deep research to write Flight of the Goose. Inupiaq and Yup'ik elders endorse her writing for authenticity, historical accuracy and respect for Native cultures, as have lead arctic anthropologists and scholarly journals.

Flight of the Goose was endorsed by scientists, literary critics and authors, shamanic practitioners, and a diversity of readers around the world. Flight of the Goose now and then reaches "top " titles on shamanism sold on Amazon. I wept my way through it, identifying profoundly with both protagonists. Thomas has a fine grasp of the complexity of human relations and culture in such a village. She also writes beautifully.

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A remarkable book altogether. One of the best novels of Alaska that I have read. A rare combination of western and Native viewpoints. Wesley Wildman , professor of theology at Boston University. Flight of the Goose won first place in several literary contests. Further raves for Flight of the Goose from anthropologists, Native leaders, theologists, environmentalists, scientists and shamanic practitioners:.

I was moved by the characters and their fates as I have not been by a novel in a long time. A serious work of modern literature, unlike the detective genre of Alaska fiction we have all seen at the newstands Thomas conjures up a startling new variation in her impressive debut novel. It is a great pleasure for me to "go" to places such as Flight of the Goose describes, and to "live" for a time in those environments. Thomas knows her subject very well, and describes it very well, and writes very well, and when this is all put together the results are superb. What will it take to make the dominant culture less lethal to itself, to Earth, to people it regards as Other?

Craig Chalquist , author of Ecopsychology. Flight of the Goose puts a human face on the much debated issue of oil drilling in the Alaskan wilderness A must read for anyone that wants to learn more about Alaska than is in the headlines. An extraordinary weave of the complexities of culture, environment, family, and - finally - love. I know of no book like this. You'll be stunned by the depth and scope of this novel and the unique and unmistakably true voice of its heroine. This is a story we must all know before we make any decisions about the Arctic that will forever haunt future generations.

Thomas' first novel brims with promise. Lesley Thomas's Flight of the Goose , a novel set in the Arctic, is another fine example. I do think we sometimes have a double-standard regarding what we think of as "literature," with fiction and poetry elevated over "fact.

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. Thomas deals with the shamanism and sorcery in a very realistic way An impressive knowledge of circumpolar shamanism. And she's done it with genius, with a love story that will take your breath away. The author has an intimate sense of her subject The characters are so fully realized I felt I knew them all.

Josh Wisniewski, cultural anthropologist of NW Alaska. The writing is exceptionally fine, and the evocation of the culture The emotional impact is deep, its spiritual insights profound. This story of star-crossed lovers probes the most burning issues of our day: Global warming and its tragic effects on the Far North have been on our minds these days,and Flight of the Goose is a great way to expand our knowledge of that remote region.

Her sensitivity to traditional knowledge and ways of knowing shines through her language and craft A wonderful tribute to the Alaskan Arctic. Thomas brought the landscape alive.

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The Dangerous Game of Flying in Alaska. Thomas writes about love and loss in a fictional Inupiat Village.. I hope to get to it before the end of the summer! This book deserves the marketing and promotion that are too often wasted on inferior titles. Alaska Anthropological Association see page 8 ;. Sacred Hoop and Shaman's Drum journals;. The Foundation for Shamanic Studies ;. Endicott Studio for Mythic Arts ;. Saint Andrew's Literary Journal;.

Seattle Post Intelligencer and Bellingham Weekly ;. Anchorage Daily News ;. Queen Anne News Seattle ;. Die Presse newspaper Austria ;. Pacific Vision, Women's Internat. The People's Weekly World ;. University of Alaska Bookstore ;. Women's Books Portland ;. Cli-fi Books ; climate change fiction ;. Wikipedia Shamanism Among Eskimo Peoples.

Birds, etc ; blog by ornithologist. Arcticisms , blog by Alaskan ecologist. Science Book a Day.

University of the Third Age UK ;. Enrique Freeque book forum.

Boston University Theology department;. Alaska's North Slope School District;. Washington State high schools. I grew up in a multicultural, multiracial family in the Alaskan north, and on a fishing boat in SE Alaska and small farm on the Salish Sea. I've lived and worked overseas and reside now in Seattle. With various degrees, I taught for years at colleges and universities and at Kachemak Bay Writers Conference.

Though my past writing has explored circumpolar and historical themes, The Otters Ransom my current project of speculative fiction roves into new territory. Literary Snapshots of Alaska. I've published poetry and nonfiction.

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Flight of the Goose won three literary awards. I edited, researched and published the well-reviewed nonfiction books on fisheries Rough Waters: Orphan Kayuqtuq, "the red fox", seeks respect in her traditional village through the outlawed path of shamanism. She also writes beautifully.

Flight of the Goose: A Story of the Far North, Lesley Thomas

A remarkable book altogether. One of the best novels of Alaska that I have read. Outsiders came, but it was not to learn from us; it was to change us. There was a war and a university, an oil company and a small village, all run by men. There was a young man who hunted geese to feed his family and another who studied geese to save them. And there was a young woman who flew into the world of spirits to save herself An orphan traumatized by her past, she seeks respect in her traditional Inupiat village through the outlawed path of shamanism. It seemed in modern times the old fears and hunger had just been replaced by new ones that kept me awake at night without any faith like the parents had to soothe me, and I asked myself, Is this all there is?

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This book is a must for those who care about what we must do to preserve the world and everything in it. It welcomes the reader through a mysterious door into the old ways of a village that no longer exists I was engaged in the story and willing to let it go whatever direction the author took it, although that may have bee This is an excellent book for someone like me; interested in indigenous peoples, environmentalism, spirituality, and love between human beings that recurs over lifetimes. See more at www. Told from both Kayuqtuq's and Leif's perspectives, "Flight of the Goose" is a tale of cultural conflict, spiritual awakening, redemption and love in a time when things were - to use the phrase of an old arctic shaman - "no longer familiar".

Why was I ever born? Why do the birds fly all the way here from across the world if this is all there is? And the birds, they had never changed. Gretchen is drawn to Leif, to his differentness, which makes him somehow more like herself than any of the people she lives with and cares about. As much as she relies on her ability to remain separate from all attachments she can not control her curiosity about who he is and why he is there.

She sneaks into his tent and steals his journal to try and understand what could possess anyone to come north in search of a bird the birds come and go -- why look for them? In many ways he wants something that Gretchen can not provide either -- he wants to know who is and what he should do and as she is barely able to figure that out for herself.