Voodoo Dreams - 4th Edition by Jewell Parker Rhodes (Paperback)

About the Book

In mid 19th-century New Orleans Marie Laveau was the notorious queen of voodoo--worshiped and feared by blacks and whites alike. Voodoo Dreams reimagines the woman behind this legend, a mesmerizing combination of history and storytelling. Richly written, filled with vivid characters and insight into voodoo, Jewell Parker Rhodes' debut novel introduces a powerful new voice in fiction.

Book Synopsis

The story of Marie Laveau, the character featured on American Horror Story: Coven.

New Orleans in the mid-nineteenth century: a potent mix of whites, Creoles, free blacks, and African slaves, a city pulsing with crowds, commerce, and an undercurrent of secret power. The source of this power is the voodoo religion, and its queen is Marie Laveau, the notorious voodooienne, worshipped and feared by blacks and whites alike.

Review Quotes

"An overwhelming journey navigated with skill and imagination . . . captures the dazzle and showmanship of voodoo." --Los Angeles Times

"Bewitching . . . a character of vast dimension and feminine power." --Booklist

"Splendid intuition and a deft narrative style . . In her first novel, Rhodes demonstrates that she possesses as much conjuring literary ability as some of the most outstanding writers in the United States." --Houston A. Baker, Jr., African-American Review

"Marie Laveau is the most interesting character in American culture . . . I loved it." --Whoopi Goldberg

About the Author

Jewell Parker Rhodes is a professor of American literature and creative writing at Arizona State University. The recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Award in Fiction, she lives with her husband and two children in Scottsdale, Arizona.