Title: 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
Places: Louisiana, New Orleans, New Orleans (La.), Louisiane, La Nouvelle-Orléans
People: Marie Laveau (1794-1881)
Time periods: 19th century, 19e siècle