I read "Journey for Heaven" and found Leotien's story to be quite intriguing. She writes very descriptively with clear, vivid detailed scenes, which is highly commendable. Her opening scene depicting the panoramic view of the Amazon Rainforest resounded with me since I lived in the Amazon jungles of Ecuador back in 1978. She did a fabulous job of describing the life: giant trees, lively dark-green, silver ribbon river (true when sunlight reflects at mid day, but otherwise brownish), black Caimans, endless concert of Tree frogs, screaming of Howler monkeys (which sounds like the wind), and Blue-yellow Macaws (watched them, along with the red ones, fly above me often). I highly recommend reading more of Leotien's writings, which portray an original sense of a complex world view. ~ AL M. Scott ~