posted December 02, 2012 10:35 PM            

An exquisite writer and visionary., October 21, 1998
By A Customer
This review is from: Gooberz (Paperback)
Linda and I share the same publisher. I had the priviledge of reading Gooberz before most of the country even knew of it. She is an exquisite writer and visionary who literally lived in the mountains and contemplated the deep things of life. Gooberz's tale of love found and lost was drawn from the depths of her own suffering. It was not written with ink but with tears and blood. Though she was famous as a recluse, we shared a common love of poetry, Zen and other spiritual gifts, so she opened her heart to me. Her writing has a beauty and a melody which belies its depth, but I knew she suffered in secret. We often talked on the phone and I visited her in her hideaway. To her many fans I say, if you understood Linda and Gooberz, you know she has not gone away. You're just on the other side of the dream. She wrote the introduction to my book, "The Secret of Freedom," and we had a grand time sharing our visions. Her works are still treasures for anyone. Gooberz is a tour de force...and as I write, a part of Linda Goodman writes through me. I am grateful that she had the dedication to produce such a colossal work but still found time to let me into her intimate circle. Read her. Give her books as gifts. Your friends will thank you.
Vernon Kitabu Turner

Author/The Secret of Freedom and Soul Sword:The Way and Mind of a Warrior

This then led me to find the actual forward she had written, since Amazon has made the "click to look inside feature" available. Here is the link for anyone who would like to read Linda's forward:
http://www.amazon.com/Secret-Freedom-Vernon-Kitabu-Turner/dp/1878901699