McGraw-Hill
"Here is history with a human face, effective, moving, written with surprising and admirable restraint." - KIRKUS REVIEWS (STARRED) "Once you begin this astonishing book, you are not likely to put it down. ... She is an extraordinarily brave woman - with the talent to match her bravery." - EUGENE D. GENOVESE, Author Of Roll, Jordan, Roll: The World The Slaves Made "Riveting...." - THE ECONOMIST "This book is powerfully composed with a dense rush of events and documentation, the passion of personal feeling, an outrage expressed in bitter irony." "Splendid, passionate ... Elizabeth Abbott portrays a depth of misery and exploitation which, it might be said without disrespect to Graham Greene, he was only able to hint at." 
Tropical Obsession explores the star-crossed relationships of people who long to transcend the hatred, ugliness and despair around them. They live, side by side with their gods, buffeted by the violent waves of their history, obsessed by the great passions of men and women everywhere. It begins during the American Occupation of Haiti, when tragedy marks the life of main character Toussaint Miracle, and it continues until he lies on his deathbed. It is the story of Toussaint and the people closest to him, his wife Anne-Marie and son Exilien, and the lovers and friends including the Catholic and Vodoun priests who share their most difficult moments. Critical Acclaim for Tropical Obsession : "Tropical Obsession flows beautifully. It has the "unity" that was a basic requirement of Greek playwriting. Toussaint is a fascinating character." - HAROLD COURLANDER, Author Of The Drum And The Hoe, Haiti Singing And The Bordeaux Narrative 
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