Love, Danger, and Revolution in Colonial Haiti... Against the backdrop of colonial Haiti, an island whose beauty and rich resources sang an irresistible siren song to the French, a story of danger, intrigue, and romance unfolds. Plantation owner Sir Henry Beauchamp and his strong-willed, beautiful bride stake their claim, but although the island offers unimaginable wealth and adventure, its lush woods and verdant fields conceal a bloody underbelly. As the Beauchamps settle into colonial life, they are confronted by the hypocrisies and horrors of slavery, and masters who will stop at nothing to control the Negroes they own. But nothing is what it seems, and the veneer of elegance that disguises plantation life will crack and fall away to reveal shocking truths. The flames of passion will eventually kindle a destructive fire that will destroy the colony, making way for a new rule of justice. Imaginative and vivid, Ashes of Desire is a unique exploration of a time gone, but not forgotten.
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Ashes of Desire
Love, Danger, and Revolution in Colonial Haiti... Against the backdrop of colonial Haiti, an island whose beauty and rich resources sang an irresistible siren song to the French, a story of danger, intrigue, and romance unfolds. Plantation owner Sir Henry Beauchamp and his strong-willed, beautiful bride stake their claim, but although the island offers unimaginable wealth and adventure, its lush woods and verdant fields conceal a bloody underbelly. As the Beauchamps settle into colonial life, they are confronted by the hypocrisies and horrors of slavery, and masters who will stop at nothing to control the Negroes they own. But nothing is what it seems, and the veneer of elegance that disguises plantation life will crack and fall away to reveal shocking truths. The flames of passion will eventually kindle a destructive fire that will destroy the colony, making way for a new rule of justice. Imaginative and vivid, Ashes of Desire is a unique exploration of a time gone, but not forgotten.
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| BN ID: | 2940161624395 |
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| Publisher: | Outskirts Press, Inc. |
| Publication date: | 01/23/2018 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| File size: | 804 KB |
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