I live and write on Lingít Aaní, and gratefully acknowledge the past, present and future caretakers of this beautiful place, the Jilkaat Kwaan and Jilkoot Kwaan.

I was in a hurry and cut and pasted the Globe review right in, loving the first line, and not really reading the rest. Well, I just did, (I’m back from Boulder and winding down before another big day tomorrow- ) and so I need to make a correction or perhaps a clarification– Kevin is not careless. I don’t say that in my book. I say he just didn’t see me, and it could have been any one of us driving- it could have been me in the truck and him on the bike– I’ve had those hand tingling moments at the wheel, haven’t you? That’s the thing with reviews, they are not always spot on. (That may be an understatement.) Also, I didn’t have much trouble forgiving Kevin, since I never blamed him, and that has been assumed by some reviewers, too. That’s why the best way to know what is in a book is to read it yourself.