Reader Comment
A very powerful and uplifting read. THE WITCHES OF DIXIE by Laura Stamps is actually 4 stories in one book. We meet Savannah, Maylene, Mirabella, and Ravena as each is facing a crisis in her life. Each of the women is at a different point in her life and depicts a different type of struggle be it daring to live your dreams, dealing with the uncertainty of a career, realizing the fullness of your life, and wrestling with marriage decisions. I pictured each woman at the different ages where these concerns become paramount in our lives. The length of the stories also varied. The (in my mind) younger women’s stories were shorter almost signifying how we let these concerns take over our lives at those ages. The story that spoke the deepest to me was that of Mirabella. Her story details her journey away from a life based on material riches and toward a life based on more spiritual rewards which resulted in both spiritual and material gain. It also describes how this journey changed her inner-self, her outer-self, and her inward and outward interactions with others. Ravena’s story is heart-wrenching as she is facing the possible breakdown of her marriage. But rather than throw away 24 years of togetherness, she searches her own self to find the time and patience to overcome the rough patches that all relationships face. Her choice, her decision. While each of the women in this book is a practitioner of Wicca, the ideas and attitudes echo those of varying beliefs. It’s about dealing with success as well as adversity, or maybe turning adversity into success. But mostly, I think this book is about taking control of your life, regardless of age and status, and choosing to empower yourself as a woman instead of letting others choose your path and dictate your actions.
-Julie, Georgia
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