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The Red of His Shadow

by Mayra Montero

VoodooismFictionDrug trafficNew York Times reviewedFiction, generalCaribbean area, fictionVodou

"It is Holy Week, and the Haitian sugar cane harvesters can temporarily forget their misery and lose themselves in the fervor of Voudon. But amidst the colorful festival, a struggle for power, as well as a devastating passion, develops between Mistress Zule, a Voudon priestess and spiritual leader, and the infamous, bloodthirsty Simila Bolosse, a rival Voudon priest backed by the tontons macoutes. Based on true events."--BOOK JACKET.

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Book data: Open Library