The Winds Of Destiny (Audio CD)

~ Willie Tee (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

The Winds of Destiny is reminiscent of the movie, Down in the Delta with real life characters similar to the protagonists and antagonists in the movies, The Color Purple and Beloved. The book reveals beliefs in voodoo or witchcraft by blacks in the rural south during the nineteen fifties. Some blacks believed that witchcraft could cause death and a wealth of other illnesses. The book begins with the true story of the death of the author’s youngest uncle in a modern day trucking accident and the effects that it had on his family. From the visit of his nearly century year old mother for the trucker’s funeral, to scenes of his previous brushes with death, and a voyage back into time during the nineteen fifties of events that shaped the trucker’s destiny; this book is a roller coaster ride. The main characters of this book are well described and will be etched forever in the readers’ minds as larger than life characters.

The story hints at the beginning of a dark secret that hung like a dark cloud over the picturesque farm where the trucker was reared. The book then cleverly portrays what the dark secret is and afterwards it provides the readers with more clues that further confirm the identity of the story’s villain. However, the reader will have to decide if the person was a villain or just someone caught up in a situation that spun tragically out of control. Perhaps the tragedy was destined to happen, and thereby change the course of many people’s lives.

With picturesque descriptions of rural life on the farm and the interplay between the main characters of the story, this book delivers well.

This book, about true-life events that involved the author’s family, will be the topic of many discussions and its appeal to readers will be astronomical --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

About the Author

NAME: Willie Tee

PERSONAL INFORMATION: Willie was born June 21, 1955 at Pender County North Carolina. He attended school at Wilmington, North Carolina.

PEN NAME: Willie Tee FAMILY: Willie has a wife, Ruth, a daughter April, and a son Frederick, who are adults. Willie resides with his wife and granddaughter, Janina at Chesterfield County, Virginia. Willie has another granddaughter, Lisa Marie, who resides near Bamberg, Germany. HOBBIES: Willie enjoys travel, fishing, reading, writing essays and poems and chatting on the Internet. MEMBERSHIPS: Retired U.S. Army Staff Sergeant; The American Legion, Alpha Phi Sigma, Omega Mu Chapter (National Criminal Justice Honor Society); Alumni, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia; Alumni, John Tyler Community College, Chesterfield Virginia. EDUCATION: Bachelors of Science Degree, Criminal Justice; Associate Applied Science Degree, Police Science, (Magna Cum Laude), John Tyler Community College. AWARDS: (2) Army Meritorious Service Medals, (3) Army Commendation Medals, (1) Army Achievement Medal, Honor Graduate of Military Police Investigations Course Mannheim, Germany, Honor Graduate of Advanced Non Commissioned Officer Course, Fort McClellan, Alabama. TRAINING: U.S. Army Military Police School, Fort Gordon, Georgia, 1974; Military Police Investigations Course, Mannheim, Germany, 1976; Law Enforcement Officer’s Course, Little Rock, Arkansas, 1996.

CURRENT OCCUPATION: Consumer Affairs Investigator, Office of Consumer Affairs, Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

SYPNOPSIS OF OCCUPATION: Willie investigates consumer complaints that are filed at the Office of Consumer Affairs by consumers. He conducts inquiries into complaints to determine if there are any violations of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act. Willie gives consumer information classes to a variety of organizations and groups and teaches consumer awareness --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: R & B Trading Co; 2nd edition (August 31, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0971878439
• ISBN-13: 978-0971878433
• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Do you believe in the Supernatural?, August 14, 2002

By	The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers (RAWSISTAZ.com and BlackBookReviews.net) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Winds of Destiny (Paperback)

I have heard many stories over the years about how the belief in the Supernatural is second nature to most southern African Americans. Reading this book made me question my belief in the existence of the Supernatural.

The Winds of Destiny written by noted author Willie Tee is a thought provoking and engaging book based on past true-life events in the author's family. The story setting is on a farm in North Carolina near Wilmington in the 1950s. Uncle Leon, the author's favorite uncle, was reared on this farm. The story opens during the tragic death of Uncle Leon in a trucking accident. There is a deep dark family secret that if revealed could affect the entire family. Coupled with beliefs in voodoo and witchcraft this novel takes suspense to a new level.

Uncle Leon was a man who loved life and encouraged everyone around him to live life to the fullest. Pa Daddy and Granny were Leon's parents. Granny was a strong black woman who helped to hold her family together. Pa Daddy was a strict and rigid man who believed that everyone should work.

Tee's true family story is one of great suspense. The scenes where voodoo was practiced were so descriptive. I cried and laughed while reading this book. I loved Granny for her strength and wisdom. Uncle Leon was my favorite character. This is one story you will always remember. Mr. Tee, I cannot wait to read the sequel.

I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in reading true-life stories filled with suspense. Also visit the author's website for further information on this book and the sequel.

Reviewed by Dorothy Cooperwood

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Definitly "Thought Provoking.", July 31, 2002

By	Mary Wilson (North Carolina) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Winds of Destiny (Paperback)

Mr. Willie Tee certainly knows how to weave a story. I was literally drawn inside this book through every phase of the story. I visually saw the uncle's truck go over the hillside and I cried as I imagined his fate and that of the driver of the truck. I sat at the funeral and grieved right along with the author and his family, and I feel that I have truly met his entire family. Granny (another character in the book) was absolutely delightful and I admired her strength and wisdom. There is a secret that the author shares about his family, but you must read the book to find out. When I finished this book, the characters literally haunted me for days. Thank you so much for writing this book Mr. Tee, and sharing it with the public.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A charged, thought-provoking, deftly written story, January 6, 2002

By	Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Winds of Destiny (Paperback)

Set in the 1950's, Willie Tee's The Winds Of Destiny is a story about true-life events in the past of author Willie Tee, beginning with the death of his youngest uncle and the dark cloud of a haunting secret that menaced his family. Rural farm life, personal tragedy, and the pervasive belief in voodoo and witchcraft among African-Americans in the rural south come to life within the pages of The Winds Of Destiny. A charged, thought-provoking, deftly written story.