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Au sommet du Morne Câpresse, dans un véritable jardin d'Éden, vit la mystérieuse Congrégation des Filles de Cham. Dirigée par la sœur Pacôme, la communauté recueille des femmes blessées par la vie : meurtrières, droguées, prostituées... Soumises à une hiérarchie inflexible, des dizaines d'adeptes œuvrent pour panser les plaies de ces filles perdues et faire respecter des rites stricts. C'est en désespoir de cause que Line, à la recherche de My...

Gisele Pineau was born, and spent the first fourteen years of her life, in Paris. Her parents, originally from the island of Guadeloupe, were part of the massive transplantation of Antilleans to the metropole after World War II. Most had left their homeland hoping to improve their lives and their children's prospects. Born French nationals, all theoretically enjoyed equal footing with the Parisian French. The color of their skin, however, mean...

A story of self-discovery, "Macadam Dreams speaks eloquently of the violence and poverty endured by the women of Guadeloupe. Viewed by many as a canonical author in the Creole movement in Francophone literature, Pineau has created an extraordinary work that is recognized as a masterpiece of French-Caribbean literature.

Magical realism set in Guadeloupe.