Two Spirits

A Story of Life with the Navajo

By: Walter L. Williams, Toby Johnson

Narrated by: Arthur Raymond

Twenty years after publishing his groundbreaking The Spirit and the Flesh, anthropologist Walter L. Williams breaks his silence and publishes another book on Native Americans by teaming up with award-winning writer Toby Johnson. Together they have produced a work of historical fiction that is striking in its evocation of Navajo philosophy and spirituality.

Set in the Civil War era of the 1860s, this novel tells the story of a feckless Virginian who finds himself captivated by a Two-Spirit male highly respected among the Navajo. It is a story of tragedy, oppression, and discrimination, but also an enlightening story of love, discovery, and beauty.

Two Spirits illuminates the truth of what the United States did to the largest indigenous people of this nation. Full of suspense, plot twists, and endearing romance, this novel will captivate listeners.

©2006 Walter L. Williams (P)2014 Walter L. Williams

Wonderful Story

Love Love Love This Book. Arthur Raymond did a great depiction of the caricatures. Looking forward to listening to it again 💙💙💙

Wonderful story, inspiring, moving, important.

Powerful book. The Navajo history is tragic and important to know. The Navajo understanding and respect for the power and gifts of Two Spirit people is beautifully represented, and is genuinely liberating and life-giving to many of us used hiding and getting by in our marginalizing culture. Arthur Raymond's narration is agile, nuanced and absolutely brilliant - capturing the essence of a wide range of characters, vocally dancing between them convincingly and delightfully - Bravo Arthur! Though the story illumines the history very effectively, it can feel slightly contrived at times, but one is willing to slide through these moments, caught up in the beauty and depth of the story as a whole.

A big disappointment. I expected to learn so much more.

The author of a book even if its fiction should be correct in a historical context, this one did not. I suppose it was important to relate how the Navajo related to homosexuality, but I see no need to go into detail of sexual acts. The dialogue of many characters in the book were overly crude, and I think unnecessary