River of Hidden Dreams
by Connie May Fowler
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The universally acclaimed author of Sugar Cage now offers a novel that magically mirrors her personal quest for identity. Ever since her mother and Plains Indian grandmother died, forty-something Sadie Hunter hasn't let anyone get too close. For only by acknowledging tragic family legends can Sadie attain the identity that is rightfully hers.Tags
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This is a book you'll want to read every few years. On my second read, I saw so much more of myself in each character. If you read for a deeper understanding of your own roots and heritage, if you love Florida's once pristine world, if you want to travel there again, curl up with this beautiful novel.
It's been said you can't step into the same river twice. Two women -- relatives of the narrator -- died on her river of dreams and she must come to grips with their story and her own, while navigating the same river. Very insightful. Not my favorite of Fowler's books, but she's ALWAYS worth reading.
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Common Knowledge
- Original publication date
- 1994-04
- Important places
- Florida, USA
- Epigraph
- Those do not die who connect their endings to their beginnings. Therefore, wander.
-- Eric J. Leed, The Mind of the Traveler - Dedication
- For my grandmother, Oneida Hunter May, and for Mika, bearer of my dreams, my wholeness.
- First words
- My mother and grandmother died while they were dancing.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Perhaps it is only the wind blowing, or time come home to roost, but for a second or two I hear them: those plaintive fiddles weeping, as on the day we buried my women.
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- Reviews
- 2
- Rating
- (3.81)
- Languages
- English, German
- Media
- Paper, Audiobook
- ISBNs
- 7
- ASINs
- 1
