The Feast of All Saints

~ The Feast of All Saints ~

Released in 1979

Also available
A mini series has been made
Notable characters
Christophe, Dolly Rose, Juliet, Lisette, Marcel, Marie, Richard

- Summary on back cover -
New Orleans before the civil war - raw, legendary, sensual.
Amongst the waterfronts, the slave markets and the gilded ballrooms lived a unique people, descended from African slaves and from the French and Spanish who had enslaved them. They were the gens de couleur libre - the Free People of Colour - fierce and proud, neither black nor white, but caught between the two, free and yet not free.
Out of this race came Marcel, the mesmeric copper skinned youth, adored by all yet dreaming of distant lands and his sister Marie, who longed for love and marriage in a world ready to sell her to the highest bidder. Like all their people, they were caught perilously between the worlds of master and slave, privilege and oppression, passion and pain.

- My opinion -
Excellent detail and a fascinating historical novel, however it's quite long. Unfortunately none of the character left a huge impression on me however the story of Lisette was rather shocking to me and the conclusion with Marie's assault and its consequences was tragic.

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