A missing child, a buried tin of coins and a terrible secret these lie at the heart of Muriel Macleod’s powerful first novel set deep in Louisiana's back country, where lawlessness still reigns and the voodoo curses and charms of the old world hold sway. Here 8 year old Arletta lives with her family in an isolated shack in the woods. Sometimes she sees the white men walking down the track to her home and knows to hide, but sometimes she sees them too late. Until one day she finds the strength to fight back with instant ferocity. The men don't return. But when years later she hears that another girl has been attacked and past meets present, Arletta is compelled to act, plotting a terrible revenge that will make its mark on history.

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