An intricately woven tapestry of love, hate, and death follows the vibrant Holy Week festival where passion blossoms between Mistress Zule, a voudou priestess and spiritual leader, and the notorious Simila Bolosse, a rival priest who has the support of the brutal tontons macoutes. 30,000 first printing.
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