In early March Nettie hosted book club to discuss her choice
"The Last Dreamwalker" by Rita Woods.
This book is about a young African American woman whose
mother has just died. She has been plagued by bad dreams all her life.
She is descended from the Gullah people who are descendants of
slaves from West Africa who were brought to the rice plantations
of South Carolina. She learns that she has inherited the gift of
entering people's dreams and can manipulate them, This gift has been handed down
for generations to the third daughter in the Gullah family, She also
learns she has inherited a small island in South Carolina. This island was
signed over to one of her dreamwalking ancestors who manipulated her slave master to do so
in his dream.
Layla then embarks on a journey where she learns about her
mother's ancestors and meets some very interesting aunts, Her job is to reclaim
the island,and make amends with a slightly crazed aunt. She turns the
island into an artist colony, Though this whole dreamwalking is a bit
far fetched, we did learn a lot about the Gullah culture and about their
food, The book may have gone on a little longer than necessary,
This was probably not a favorite with members but those who read it
had some thing positive to say
Nettie served Jambalaya from a Gullah recipe, Kathy made some
good corn bread and Laura Derrickson made her famous Key Lime Pies.
Madeleine chose "Lessons in Chemistry" by Bonnie Garmus.
