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Naylor creates a fabulous, myth-like world filled with enchantment. Traumatic memories of slavery are woven into the tapestry, although it's the venal, day-to-day stuff that sparks the tragic denouement.

Set largely on the barrier island of Willow Springs, off the coast of Georgia, Mama Day juxtaposes the ancient wisdom of the title character against the challenges of the modern world, as represented by Mama Day's great-niece, Cocoa. Saggy in places--or maybe I just don't have the attention span I used to--the lush writing kept me reading until the grand guignol climax. Yes, it was foreshadowed, but it was even more over-the-top than the climax of Parasite, and the resolution felt contrived.