I Leave You My Dreams

By Bernadette High Coleman

Cora's dream was to take her daughters away from the repressive south of the 1940s. Carefully, she began to lay plans to make her dream come true. I Leave You My Dreams is a story of one family's... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• ISBN: 0970719310
• ISBN13: 9780970719317
• Release Date: June 2001
• Publisher: Coleman and Coleman
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.

Customer Reviews

The Power of a Mother's Love

I Leave You My Dreams is an engrossing story of how one African-American family, from rural Louisiana, travels to Los Angeles, California in search of a better life. Set during World War II and the postwar, the matriarch of the family, Cora, is determined to raise her five girls without the constraints of poverty and racism that were so prevalent in the South. The family's hopes lie within Cora's dreams for her children. She will stop at nothing to secure a better future for her girls. The Hightower family includes Webb, Cora's philandering husband; Doralee, the eldest child, is a college student; Bernice is the studious one; Ruth is the curious child and Wanda and Muriel are the youngest girls. Cora bestows upon each child her dreams for them and how they should go about obtaining these goals. This novel could easily be categorized as a timeless, Christian fiction novel because this mother's faith is the backbone of the family's dreams and desires. This is a remarkable and well-written story laced with courage, forgiveness and the power of a higher being. The transitions from present to the past are smooth and concise leaving no unanswered questions. This is a novel, through Cora's words and thoughts, that will empower and inspire. Reviewed by Dawn R. Reeves