April Rue Stoner knew she was different. As a youngster, her father steered her away from discovering this other side, a supernatural gifted side derived from her mother, making sure he kept her securely away from that side of the family.

It’s only years later while attending college and pursuing her love for photography does she begin to reconnect with her ‘gifted’ side. As a photography student, she happens to capture spirits on film, but she’s not the only one who can see them.

When her father passes away, she is drawn to her mother’s side of the family, especially her grandmother, who begins to enlighten her about her supernatural gift. She learns this trait has been passed on through several generations of the Stoner family. Yet the day comes when her vision will truly upset her. While staying with her grandmother, one particular picture she has taken depicts April’s death with images of destruction surrounding the land and people she loves.

Throw in an added obstacle to her already upheaval state; Trevor Dalton, a land developer, eager to claim not only surrounding areas on Blackburn County, but also her grandmother’s land. One thing, however, that Trevor did not count on, was the strength of one woman to stand in his way.

 Lee’s writing voice is clear and precise…and quite different. This fantasy is a different read from the regular books in this genre. Not only is it fantasy, paranormal, but the pull into April’s life and the obstacles she will face is truly a dramatic read. And her descriptive details of the Ozark hill in Arkansas brings the whole book into a visual delight.

If you are looking for a heroine to cheer right along her side, then A Dream of Drowned Hollow is the book you’ve been searching for. And it’s no wonder it won the Andre Norton’s Gryphon Award. This ecological fiction book has many attributes a reader will appreciate.

                      *GREAT READ