Description
From Hurston/Wright Legacy Award-winning author Rita Woods, The Last Dreamwalker tells the story of two women, separated by nearly two centuries yet inextricably linked by the Gullah-Geechee Islands off the coast of South Carolina--and their connection to a mysterious and extraordinary gift passed from generation to generation.
In the wake of her mother's passing, Layla Hurley unexpectedly reconnects with her mother's sisters, women she hasn't been allowed to speak to, or of, in years. Her aunts reveal to Layla that a Gullah-Geechee island off the shore of South Carolina now belongs to her. As Layla digs deeper into her mother's past and the mysterious island's history, she discovers that the terrifying nightmares that have plagued her throughout her life and tainted her relationship with her mother and all of her family, is actually a power passed down through generations of her Gullah ancestors. She is a Dreamwalker, able to inhabit the dreams of others--and to manipulate them. As Layla uncovers increasingly dark secrets about her family's past, she finds herself thrust into the center of a potentially deadly, decades-old feud fought in the dark corridor of dreams. The Last Dreamwalker is a gripping, contemporary read about power and agency; family and legacy; and the ways trauma, secrets, and magic take shape across generations.Author: Rita Woods
Publisher: Forge
Published: 08/15/2023
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 8.96h x 5.85w x 0.72d
ISBN13: 9781250805621
ISBN10: 1250805627
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Historical | General
- Fiction | African American & Black | Women
- Fiction | Magical Realism
About the Author
RITA WOODS is a family doctor and the director of a wellness center. When she's not busy working or writing, Dr. Woods spends time with her family or at the Homer Glen library, where she served on the board for ten years. Remembrance was her debut novel.