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Voodoo Dreams
- A Novel of Marie Laveau
- Narrated by: Peter Francis James
- Length: 20 hrs and 10 mins
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Spanning six decades of the 1800s, this mesmerizing story is a fictional biography of Marie Laveau - one of the most haunting characters in New Orleans’ history. Part of a long line of voodoo priestesses and healers, Marie tells of the mystery, passion, and violence that pattern her life. Like her grandmother, Marie sees visions from an early age. She never knew her mother, who practiced a spiritualism so potent she was murdered by those who feared her. When Marie becomes a healer, she discovers a supernatural force that can channel the power of her ancestors. But it is a ferocious force driven by both life and death.
Author Jewell Parker Rhodes has been awarded a National Endowment for the Arts and is a professor of American literature and creative writing at Arizona State University.
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- leejane
- 10-09-22
Mesmerising
Absolutely brilliant book & fantastically narrated. I've always had a profound fascination with New Orleans & Marie Laveau and through this book I feel like I understand her & voodoo so much more. Its an awfully sad & sometimes terrifying story but at its core its a story of female empowerment in a time there was none, especially for black women.
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- Rachel
- 20-09-15
Voodoo Dreams
I really loved this book. Just after listening to it for the second time. So little is really known about Marie, but walking through the French Quarter I realized New Orleans is a place where Marie would have belonged. Whoever she was, New Orleans certainly remembers her. If you are interested in historical fiction about the south and particularly New Orleans you will really enjoy this book.
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