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“beautifully
written and often profoundly moving...To watch Nell and Eva
use the current “breakdown” to move toward a chosen
future is to understand the death and great importance of
Hegland’s message.”
Patricia Holt, San Francisco
Chronicle
“Hegland’s story—imagistic, lyrical and
ecologically intelligent—challenges the reader to imagine
the choices available should our technology fail us....Hegland
writes with a poet’s sensitivity and depth....”
Alice Evans, The Oregonian
“INTO THE FOREST is so thrillingly written that it becomes
a page turner from its very start....an exhilarating, visionary
novel...”
Elizabeth Hand, Fantasy and
Science Fiction
Hegland “has the ability to make the giant redwood trees
seem palpable, to allow readers to breathe in the smell of
the rich humus on the floor of the forest.”
Lisa S. Nussbaum, Library
Journal
“This reviewer is better known for acerbity than unqualified
recommendations, but I do now suggest you go straight out
and buy this book.”
Diane de Avalle-Arce, Small
Press
“The plot draws readers along at the same time that
the details and vivid writing encourage rereading....a truly
admirable addition to a genre defined by the very high standards
of George Orwell’s 1984 and Russell Hoban’s Ridley
Walker.
Publishers Weekly
“Hegland’s sweet and sadly elegiac tale is an
engrossing coming-of-age adventure.”
Whitney Scott, Booklist
“A real gem, Hegland’s first novel...has all the
charm and depth of such favorites as Snow Falling on Cedars
and Cold Sassy Tree.”
Marge Harrington, Austin
American-Statesman
“Hegland’s portrayal...overflows with sensitivity
and compassion.”
Paul Rhodes, Yorkshire Evening
Press
“By rights this tale of the complete collapse of society
and technology should be a depressing story, but the author
has turned it onto a triumph.”
Barbara Howe, Dorset Evening
Echo
“....a beguiling and haunting tale of redemption.”
Evie Arup, Independent on
Sunday
“Hegland’s debut novel...is beautifully written,
moving, and the kind of tale one has to call “wise”—a
small masterpiece, in fact.”
David Pringle, Interzone
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