Jimmy Bluefeather [L0108]

2016 PB in nice clean condition. A novel set in Southeast Alaska about Keb Wisting, the last living canoe carver in his village, and his grandson Jimmy Bluefeather, who is despondent after a logging injury derails the future he envisioned. Together they embark on a great canoe journey in the wild Pacific. A story of adventure, love, and reconciliation that also plays off resource and conservation issues of ongoing importance in Alaska.

From recent Amazon/GoodReads reviews: "The novel reads like a love letter to tradition and to the land itself. Heacox's background in conservation and deep ties to Alaska bring authenticity to every wave, carving, and silence. It's a book that sneaks up on you with its emotional weight, then stays with you like the echo of a story told by the fire."; "Activism is present on every page. "Words are tools too," in this case well used in the service of Kim's passion for nature. Almost before we know it, we are rooting for Keb and the others to get back to the inner place where they once belonged. It is a wild and wonderful magical mystery tour, with just a hint of mysticism and a healthy dose of morality."; "This book was stunning. So beautifully written, oh where has Kim Heacox been all my life? He writes of nature that I think we all crave in one way or another and he so clearly expresses the beauty of the natural world. He writes of families and old wounds and insults, misunderstandings and somehow the love that binds us together. "