This was an interesting book. Dreaming the Marsh was written in a way that it transported me to the actual place being described.

Overall, it was one I would definitely recommend. Looking forward to reading more by this author in the future.

Beautiful words about an amazing place. The writing is real and full. You are transported with words and you enjoy the journey.

I received a free electronic copy of this excellent environmental novel from Netgalley, Elizabeth McCulloch, and Twisted Road Publications. Thank you all for sharing your hard work with me. I have read 'Dreaming the Marsh' of my own volition, and this review reflects my honest personal opinion of this work.

I loved Vernell. Most of us have had a Vernell in our lives, the old sage with sound advice we even sometimes listen to. And the twins Jasmine and Jade have your attention from the first chapter, as does professor Tyler and Commissioner Carol and her children. The Marsh is the center of their world, past, and future. And it is sinking fast...

This is an excellent novel with personable characters and an interesting eye view of the sink-hole problems being faced in Florida and the effect they have on communities and businesses. They are a growing problem faced by many other communities following too hot, drought-tainted years. Even my high plains desert southwest is familiar with sinkholes - the Bottomless Lakes State Park outside Roswell, NM are perfect examples of the frailty of the earth's crust. Though they are very old examples, we are seeing new sinks around the world as water tables drop or disappear.

The heart of the story is the poem written across the front of the new Commissioners building in Opakulla, FL. "Deep down and under, up to the sky, shining and plunder, the well runs dry." A mystery of both poet and medium used to produce, the graffiti, though perfectly visible to the naked eye, cannot be photographed. There is a very subtle change in the wording of this poem as the novel concludes.

Dreaming the Marsh is a novel I am pleased to recommend to friends and family. Elizabeth McCulloch is an author I follow.