She walks on gilded splinters

Description:

Marie Laveau is recognized as one of the most influential women of 19th Century North America. Her life and legend as an authentic voodoo queen has been clouded in mystery. This unique novel is an intricate murder mystery following retribution for the sins of past generations set against the history and consequences of the slave trade.

subjects: Mambos (Vodou),  Fiction,  African American women,  Creoles,  Vodou,  History,  Religious life and customs,  Legends,  Mambo (Vaudou),  Romans, nouvelles,  Noires américaines,  Créoles,  Vaudou,  Histoire,  Légendes,  Voodooism,  New orleans (la.), history,  Women, united states, biography

People: Marie Laveau (1794-1881)

Places: Louisiana,  New Orleans,  New Orleans (La.),  Louisiane,  La Nouvelle-Orléans

Times: 19th century,  19e siècle