Title: Drifting /
Authors: Ulysse, Katia D.
Year: 2014
Subjects: Haitian Americans Fiction.; Married people Fiction.; Teachers Fiction; Child molesters Fiction.; Child molesters; Haitian Americans.; Married people; Teachers
Abstract: The interwoven narrative spans four decades--from 1970 through 2010--and drifts among various provinces in Haiti, the United States, churches, vodun temples, schools, strip clubs, and the grave. Ulysse introduces us to a childless Haitian American couple risking it all for a baby to call their own; a Florida-based predatory schoolteacher threatening students with deportation if they expose him; and the unforgettable Monsieur Boursicault, whose chain of funeral parlors makes him the wealthiest man in Haiti.
Contents: Pt. I. The least of these. The least of these ; Bereavement party -- pt. II. Flora. The hunters ; Strange fruit ; Flora Desormeau ; A new life ; Proof ; Karine and Marjorie -- pt. III. Yseult. Yseult Joseph ; The price of beauty ; The Mulâtresse and the men on the moon ; Our Lady of High Grace ; The disappearance of Yvela Germain ; Drifitng ; Waiting -- pt. IV. Sagesse. Pilgrimage ; Bouzen ; Sagesse -- pt. V. Casseus. Paper boats ; Heritage ; Raymond Casseus ; Madan Casseus.