47

47 by Walter Mosley Little, Brown and Company, May 2005 $16.99, ISBN 0-316-11035-3

In Walter Mosley's latest gripping tale, 47, the story begins in 1832 on the Corinthian Plantation, where Tobias Turner is the master and 47 is among the enslaved. Eventually, 47 encounters Tall John. 47 was put on Earth to save the universe-at least that's what Tall John tells him. Tall John teaches 47 his true purpose in life. Tall John is able to read dreams, fly between galaxies, and make friends with animals, because he is from a place that is thousands of years away from Earth. Walter Mosley is a force to be reckoned with in this lifetime and those to come.

His infinite imagination makes this incredible reading. 47 is a wonderful book of lessons that hold true for today and tomorrow.

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Reviewed by Nancey Flowers

Nancey Flowers is the author of Shattered Vessels (Flowers in Bloom Publishing, December 2002) and a forthcoming novel No Strings Attached.