I have very mixed feelings after finishing Remembrance by Rita Woods. I was drawn in by the cover and description. From the first page I could not stop reading until suddenly the story took a turn to fantasy and magic. Though I have enjoyed when authors put some mysticism into their writing Remembrance has too much of it for me, If the fantasy was left left out I would have thoroughly enjoyed it. The story revolves around three different time periods and four different women. Present day, where you meet Gaelle, an aide in a nursing home, This time period really does not connect much with the rest of the book. I felt that it was very insignificant and could have really been left out. Gaelle’s character is not really developed and did not have any impact on the rest of the book. The second time period is 1857, and this is where you meet Margot who was born a slave in New Orleans. She eventually ends up in Remembrance a place where slaves can live free. Next you meet Abigail and Winter. Abigail is introduced as an evil, black slave who kills white slavers in 1791. Abigail has magical powers and brings slaves to Remembrance. .Winter is a baby she found by the river. She raises Winter as her daughter. If I could rewrite this book and give it five stars I would omit the current day story and take out 90 percent of the fantasy.