William Morrow

9780063073548

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Sister Mother Warrior

The complexity of Sister Mother Warrior suits the complicated, difficult history of the Haitian revolution, which Vanessa Riley brings to life through the stories of a soldier and a future empress.

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Review of ‘Sister Mother Warrior’

In Sister Mother Warrior, her second historical novel following the success of Island Queen, Vanessa Riley brings the Haitian revolution to life through the perspectives of two real-life women: one a soldier, the other the future empress of a fledgling nation.

Gaou Adbaraya Toya's fighting spirit is forged in fire. She is 12 when her…

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