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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
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Delcina's Tree: Legend of the Crossin' Tree Witch

Delcina's Tree: Legend of the Crossin' Tree Witch

Laro, S. W.

Paperback

General Fiction

ISBN10: 1530961025
ISBN13: 9781530961023
Publisher: Createspace
Published: Apr 17 2016
Pages: 304
Weight: 0.99
Height: 0.68 Width: 5.98 Depth: 9.02
Language: English
This is a tribute novel to the Jamaican woman who raised me up in the 1970s. The novel tracks the immortal life of the last tree witch dating back to the time of Nanny of the Maroons, an historical woman who fought the British to end slavery. Delcina is able to conjure what is called 'the crossin' tree' for those about to die; a mystical Mother tree the dying experience as they transcend. The book focuses on two landscapes - the green mountains of Vermont and Jamaica. The dialog in novel also uses a heavy regional patois for Jamaican characters. It is the hope of Mr. Laro that this adds authentic flavor and does not distract readers. All in all the novel employs a lot of dialog to push the narrative and rather than use exposition relentlessly the story unfolds organically with the way people speak. If readers enjoy drama and romance mixed with strong afro-centric characters, this novel is a noble read. Peace.

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