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.