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Walks Through Mist (The Dreaming)

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The dreaming was a wonderfully written book. It takes you from the here and now back to the sevententh century instantly. Excellent read, couldn't put it down!!!

It's easy to write off outlandish claims as simply crazy. "The Dreaming: Walks Through Mist" tells the story of Shae Howard, as she takes a patient named Phoebe Wynne, who seems to believe she is from the seventeenth century. As Shae listens to Phoebe's story, Phoebe's interactions with Shae's husband and other elements make Shae question the mundane nature of Phoebe, and she begins to wonder if there is something more about Phoebe, be it insanity, displacement in time, or maybe even witchcraft. "The Dreaming" is an intriguing tale and will prove quite the read.

Phoebe Wynne is not a typical amnesia patient. After a car strikes her on a modern-day Virginia highway, she's taken to a hospital and at first speaks a language no one understands. As Phoebe recovers from her injuries, she describes a life she purportedly lived in Colonial Jamestown, using rich details to tell her seventeenth-century story of starvation, English oppression, the lost Paspahegh tribe, and accusations of witchcraft.

Her psychologist, Shae Howard, finds a challenge in Phoebe's insistence that she's from the past, and Shae's ex-husband, Detective Lee Crowley, journeys from cynicism to deep involvement with Phoebe and her baffling stories. Furthermore, Lee--a Native American--finds himself drawn to Phoebe's spiritual journeys, known as "the dreaming," and joins her in a long-ago world of a young and violent America. Will Phoebe's past help him understand his life in the present?

Kim Murphy's THE DREAMING: WALKS THROUGH MIST is an intriguing time-travel mystery that's also a tale of cultural identity, modern relationship struggles, and Virginia's troubled early history. The author blends together the diverse aspects of her story seamlessly and delivers an "Ah-ha!" ending that doesn't disappoint. The historical scenes pack an especially powerful emotional punch and open our eyes to a forgotten world that doesn't deserve to be lost to time. I highly recommend this book.

I thought this was a great idea for a story. I like the story line quite a lot, but at times I found myself a bit confused and it wasn't all smooth going when reading it.
I had a hard time connecting with the the romance, I didn't feel the connection between the two characters. However I liked the characters themselves and I loved when we went back in time with Phoebe. Sometimes I found it a little confusing because when she was in the dreaming I thought that she was suppose to be looking on at events that happened, rather then participating in those events. It's rather difficult to explain but for some reason I felt confused a time or two. And part of that is because when Shae hypnotized her we also went back in time but it was a little different. The time we spent in the 1600's was fascinating. Learning about the Native American's and seeing things more from their point of view was very interesting. Especially seeing how a white woman lived with them.

I spent the whole time just waiting to see the proof that Phoebe really was from the past and had traveled back through time. I just wanted Shae to see that Phoebe was, in fact, telling the truth.
Overall this was a good story and the history was fantastic. I love the time travel aspect as well. If you enjoy time travel and historical fiction then give this one a try.