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Lizzie, Reenie, and Sweet are regulars at Tawawa House, a resort in Ohio where white plantation owners bring their black mistresses. When sassy, red-haired Mawu comes to the resort and starts talking of escaping to freedom, relationships, friendships, and ways of life change. A lush, compelling tale about a piece of history few people are aware of.

This book provides a quick, interesting, and insightful read. While avoiding nauseating gore and preachy tones, Bittmann effectively advocates a return to simpler foods, reasonable eating patterns and more vegetable nutrition as a cure for many of the health, social and environmental problems of individuals and communities. The book is believable and inspiring, plus it includes 75 wonderful and easy recipes to catalyze the reader’s conversion to better eating.