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DANCING IN THE BARON'S SHADOW

Fabienne Sylvia Josaphat

Haiti, 1965. Francois Duvalier, known as Papa Doc, is the impoverished island nation's brutal dictator. Relentless curfews and Papa Doc's terrifying militia have made life in Port-au-Prince increasingly difficult for struggling taxi driver Raymond L'Eveillé. But it is Raymond's brother, Nicolas, a wealthy professor at the local university, who is stirring up trouble. A secret manifesto penned by Nicolas is rallying opposition to Papa Doc. After a tip-off from a disgruntled student, Nicolas's home is raided and the manifesto discovered, landing him in Fort Dimanche, a notorious, disease-ridden prison many enter but few ever leave. To save his brother, Raymond gets himself arrested as part of a death-defying plan to break Nicolas out of jail.

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Book Published 2016-02-01 by The Unnamed Press

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(...) Fabienne Josaphat's exhilarating debut novel is difficult to put down. Under the corrupt and brutal regime of François Duvalier, or Baron Samedi, to speak, write or act in resistance can lead to a quick and unwavering death sentence. And yet in Josaphat's Dancing in the Baron's Shadow, Nicolas L'Eveillé, bourgie law professor, cannot resist resistance ... The edge-of-your-seat storytelling rides on the tension between Nicolas L'Eveillé, and his brother Raymond ...What is truly stunning about this book is Fabienne Josaphat's formidable ability to maintain a long and detailed utterance of action. Though at its surface plot-driven, the story is enthralling in its minute detail and image. The suspense is palpable, and can be most felt in times of relief. At the books victorious end, the two brothers are in Raymond's new, shiny and plush cab, and rather than mourn the silence between them, "[t]he brother's relished" in it, driving off in an ending that feels like a long deserved exhale. -- Read full review in Asterix Journal Read more...

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