The Spirit of Sweetgrass

Essie Mae Laveau Jenkins is a 78-year-old sweetgrass basket weaver who sits on the side of Hwy. 17 in the company of her dead husband, Daddy Jim. Inspired by her Auntie Leona, Essie Mae finally discovers her calling in life and weaves powerful "love baskets," praying fervently over them to affect the lives of those who visit her roadside stand. When she's faced with losing her home and her stand and being put in a nursing home, Daddy Jim talks her into coming on up to Heaven to meet sweet Jesus-something she's always wanted to do. Once there, she reunites with Gullahs and African ancestors; but soon, her heavenly peace is disrupted, for she still has work to do. Now Essie Mae, who once felt powerless and invisible, must find the strength within her to keep her South Carolina family from falling apart.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Published: 02/01/2007
ISBN: 9781591455066
Pages: 304
Weight: 0.71lbs
Size: 8.50h x 6.21w x 0.82d

Review Citations: CBA Retailers 03/01/2007 pg. 41
Romantic Times 02/01/2007 pg. 69 - Excellent
Publishers Weekly 10/22/2007
Library Journal 01/08/2007