Location(s): Haiti
Genre(s): Fiction
Era(s): 1800s, present-day
A narrative that weaves together the history of Haiti with a present day story featuring the descendants of the legendary Haitian freedom fighter Toussaint and their struggle to realize their ancestor’s dream.
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Toussaint Louverture, 1743-1803, was a real-life general and revolutionary ruler who gave his life for his beliefs. Louverture lives on in the dreams of his fictional great-grandson, Isaac Brida, who is determined to start another revolution in Haiti, this...
An exciting blend of history, romance, and the struggle for social justice
Love of all things Haitian shines through every word in Keith Madsen’s daring book. I use that adjective because to envision a future for a nation and its people takes courage. And it is Madsen’s vision that is the...
Keith Madsen knows Haiti intimately and that knowledge and his obvious love for the country permeates this novel with details that could only have come from first hand experience. “Sons and Daughters of Toussaint...
Haiti’s history brought to life
An engaging, well-researched book about Haiti’s history, coupled with the fictional story of a modern day revolution to fulfill the dream of Toussaint. The author uses dynamic, compelling dialogue to drive the narrative, along...
Engrossing Saga about Haiti’s struggle for freedom
The novel depicts the Haitian struggle for freedom from founding to present day — from Touissant’s struggles against the French, as vividly depicted in the tense chess match between the Haitian and the French...
An engaging story of Haiti—past and present
An engaging, well- researched book about Haiti’s history, coupled with the fictional story of a modern day revolution to fulfill the dream of Toussaint. The author uses dynamic, compelling dialogue to drive the narrative,...
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