In the novel, Mackandal is a shape-shifter, and part djinn. One of the characters is François Mackandal, one of the leaders whose influence contributed to turning Saint-Domingue into The Republic of Haiti, the very first free black republic. In the first storyline, Nalo Hopkinson uses both history and Haitian lore to bring this tale to life. Uniting these three women across space and time is Ezili, a Power, a being born of the hope of those who are near despair, of the longing for release of those who are restrained. And it is the story of Thais, a dark-skinned prostitute from Alexandria who one day decides to visit the city of Jerusalem. It is also the story of Jeanne Duval, a mulatto dancer living in mid-nineteenth century Paris, and the mistress of the poet Charles Baudelaire. The Salt Roads by Nalo Hopkinson is the story of Mer, a plantation slave on the island of Saint-Domingue, and a healer who helps her fellow slaves.
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