The Dream Bucket, a novel published in December 2014,
tells about a young girl, Trudy Cameron, who copes with the loss of most things
she held dear. It is also the story of her mother, Zoe.
Professional actor and narrator Clay Lomakayu has
produced The Dream Bucket as an Audible book.
Go to this link to hear a five minute sample: The Dream Bucket, Audible
Clay Lomakayu has
an outstanding repertoire of recorded books, including Nelson Mandela: The Life and Legacy of the Father of South Africa and
Preface to Lonesome Dove. In his own
words, Clay tells about himself and the experience of recording The Dream Bucket:
The poetics and excellence of writing would draw the
narration through me so that narrating The
Dream Bucket becomes more than reading but a journey. And the content of
the journey reveals challenges that we all face in life and that through our
faith in something greater than our everyday self we can move through the
difficulties with some form of our own Dream Bucket at the end. Mary Lou
Cheatham used the dynamics of family and friends and specifically the lives of
children to bring these themes to life.
The Dream Bucket is a warm-hearted,
superbly written story that anyone who enjoys stories with heart would enjoy.
In addition, it reveals a way of life in the South at a time when technology,
such as the automobile was just emerging.
Because I narrate in the moment without preconception
of what lies ahead, each time I turn the mic on I am stepping into the unknown
where I have to surrender to the words. This becomes a tricky balance of
spontaneity and staying with the text. I narrate in a way that I am not
separate from the book. I am as much a character, even when it’s third person,
as the actual characters of the book.
To Be Continued
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