When Bethany Barnes gets engaged to Cal Lambeau in the shadow of the Egyptian pyramids, she thinks that her life will be a dream come true. Cal is charming, romantic, and ready to sweep her off her feet.

Twenty years later, Bethany isn’t so sure. The spark has long gone out in her marriage, and she devotes all her time to her beloved son, Winston. She was once an artist, but the trials of married life and motherhood have smothered her creative spirit. Then, Cal reveals he’s had an affair, and Winston rebels against Bethany’s plans for him. Suddenly, Bethany is all alone and forced to start over.

Luckily, Bethany soon finds some help. When she moves to the small town of Dunham, she meets Sophie, a pastor’s daughter with some wisdom to share. Bethany and Sophie quickly connect, but Bethany discovers that her new friend is hiding more than one secret.

As Bethany grows closer to Sophie and begins rediscovering her creative side, she must confront the regrets of her past and her fears about the future. With the support of her new friend, she may just be ready to find a new dream for her life.

A nineteenth century African princess falls for a mysterious, pale skinned European who visits the palace only at night. A man in New York City trips on Congo. A precocious boy experiences a flash of illumination on Black while sightseeing on the Mall in Washington DC. Friends from New York City globetrek to trace the path of Black in its compelled historical journey around the world. A paean to the great Nigerian-British poet, novelist, essayist and playwright, Ben Okri. A woman in a ruptured marriage rediscovers herself after years of absolute devotion to her husband. A father writes his future daughter a letter on navigating life as a black woman.

The fresh prose and verse comprising this volume: Food for thought on Black, on self, on society, the known and the unknown, the seen and the unseen.

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