NEW! LET US BE BRAVE

Building upon the success of her three other books with us, we are pleased to release Let Us Be Brave, a novel by Linda Thompson of Homer, Alaska.

Linda first came to us with the extraordinary story of her son, Erik Behnke, in Erik’s Story: Finding his Gifts Against all Odds in Rural Alaska.

Erik was born challenged. So severely, in fact, that it was recommended Linda put him in an institution.

This was advice that was contrary to her soul and her intuition.Erik’s Story is how Linda discovered this son was, in fact, an artist, and how she helped him become successful and well known.

Linda said she had never thought she would become an artist’s manager, but that was what was needed, so she learned how to do it.

Erik illustrated both non-fiction works by his mother, as well as the Alaska Animal ABC Coloring Book written by Linda.

It's Okay Momis the prequel to Erik’s Story. It begins with married life in the wilderness of Lake Clark region. Once baby Erik is in her arms, people want her to institutionalize him. When her twins are born, she faces life and death at the hospital. Her husband's job slowly draws him away when they move to the capital, Juneau, when he becomes the Director of Subsistence under Governor Sheffield. The marriage is slowly crushed. Linda returns to the wilderness of Alaska to be a Bush teacher, raising her surviving boys alone, standing by them no matter what. It's Okay Mom is a story of trust, love of family, and triumph over adversity.

Linda Thompson’s experiences with Special Olympics, and the extreme Alaskan weather she has lived in, led to her first novel, Let Us Be Brave.

A dramatic bush plane crash in coastal Alaska leaves the pilot injured. The passengers, a team of Special Olympic Athletes, must fend for themselves to survive. An Alaska storm first threatens to overwhelm them during the night as they care for their unconscious pilot.

Each must confront the challenges of survival in the wilderness, while transcending their limitations. Forced to overcome their habits of dependency and help each other, the group finds courage in the Olympic oath: “Let me win, but if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt.”

We know you’ll like it.