Author: valeriemartin

“Dark and moving and powerful” (The Washington Post): As housemaid Mary grows close to her employer, Dr. Jekyll, she secretly becomes his accomplice — and finds herself drawn into his terrifying double life… “Casts a spell from the beginning” (Chicago Sun-Times).

“A marvel” (Toni Morrison): In 1820s Louisiana, a plantation owner’s wife becomes obsessed with the slave her husband has taken as a mistress — even as the fires of rebellion begin to burn… “A brave and riveting book” (O, The Oprah Magazine).