“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