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The Trap
Jesop Arnaud, an eleven year old African American boy, is going to be tasked with saving his small Mississippi town from a maniacal Voodoo priestess’ vengeful scheme.
The small town of Harvestown, Mississippi will soon be besieged by a troubled teenager - a boy motivated by revenge, racial hatred, and a virulent Voodoo spell.
Only Jesop has been gifted with supernatural powers that may
prevail against the evil Swamp Queen Eloise Chenault's horrendous scheme - a curse that would have the bigoted bully, Johnny Salk, kill Jesop and many other innocents in Harvestown. Jesop must fight a hard battle and endure a horror no child should have to encounter.
Jesop trusts in the avowal made by his CajUn Grandmawmaw Rosaline St. Martin of Boudoin, Louisiana that he has been chosen as her neophyte. Rosaline is a faithful Catholic, a medium, and a skilled practitioner of good Vodun magic. He boldly accepts the challenge and embraces his fate as Rosaline’s novice. But can a small boy, even an enchanted one, be victorious when pitted against both the murderous psyche of Johnny Salk and the Voodoo Queen Eloise’s demonic power?
The small town of Harvestown, Mississippi will soon be besieged by a troubled teenager - a boy motivated by revenge, racial hatred, and a virulent Voodoo spell.
Only Jesop has been gifted with supernatural powers that may
prevail against the evil Swamp Queen Eloise Chenault's horrendous scheme - a curse that would have the bigoted bully, Johnny Salk, kill Jesop and many other innocents in Harvestown. Jesop must fight a hard battle and endure a horror no child should have to encounter.
Jesop trusts in the avowal made by his CajUn Grandmawmaw Rosaline St. Martin of Boudoin, Louisiana that he has been chosen as her neophyte. Rosaline is a faithful Catholic, a medium, and a skilled practitioner of good Vodun magic. He boldly accepts the challenge and embraces his fate as Rosaline’s novice. But can a small boy, even an enchanted one, be victorious when pitted against both the murderous psyche of Johnny Salk and the Voodoo Queen Eloise’s demonic power?
245 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 8, 2013
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About the author
D.W. Headrick
1 book6 followersD.W. Headrick was born Dennis Wayne Headrick March 13, 1953 in the central Texas town of Hillsboro, the youngest of three children. His father was a firefighter, his mother a minister at a church founded by his maternal grandfather. Strong middle class ideologies and a fundamental religious background were the initial steppingstones on a path of self discovery. A champion of independent thought and a believer in a common universal thread, he is an ardent advocate of individual responsibility while understanding an obligation to the cosmos. The guiding force of his life and his favorite axiom is scriptural, from Paul's Epistle to the Galatians: "... whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap."
Blessed with the gift of creativity, Mr. Headrick is a musician, lyricist, poet, actor, artist, photographer, and scribe. His writing has garnered praise for its diverse and believable characterizations, descriptive locales, and unique themes.
THE TRAP:EMANCIPATION, D.W. Headrick's debut novel, is evidence of the author's passion, flair, and innate talent for writing. The story, set in the fertile Mississippi Delta and the sultry Louisiana Atchafalaya Basin successfully marries romance and betrayal, religion and superstition, the horrific and the sublime. The first of a series, the novel chronicles the magical narrative of a young boy of color coming of age in the turbulent era of the 1960's. Fraught with colorful images of Voodoo and racist maelstrom, the Southern setting is fertile ground for the birth and refinement of the young hero's inherent magical endowments.
Blessed with the gift of creativity, Mr. Headrick is a musician, lyricist, poet, actor, artist, photographer, and scribe. His writing has garnered praise for its diverse and believable characterizations, descriptive locales, and unique themes.
THE TRAP:EMANCIPATION, D.W. Headrick's debut novel, is evidence of the author's passion, flair, and innate talent for writing. The story, set in the fertile Mississippi Delta and the sultry Louisiana Atchafalaya Basin successfully marries romance and betrayal, religion and superstition, the horrific and the sublime. The first of a series, the novel chronicles the magical narrative of a young boy of color coming of age in the turbulent era of the 1960's. Fraught with colorful images of Voodoo and racist maelstrom, the Southern setting is fertile ground for the birth and refinement of the young hero's inherent magical endowments.
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November 30, 2013
The lead character, eleven years old Jesop Arnaud, is an iconic hero. He symbolizes the possibility of victory in a mismatched struggle: the weak against the strong, good vs. evil. Even though he is armed with magical powers, this is a hard battle, and requires both wits and bravery to win it against the Voodoo queen. Set in 1965 around the Luisiana swampland during the Civil Rights Movement, this story brings you into the scene using detailed, sensual descriptions that let you feel it as if you were seeing, smelling and hearing this for yourself:
“Delicate pink swamp roses, dramatic purple thistle stamens, bright orange trumpet vines, passion flowers, and many other flora that pleasured the eye prospered alongside lemon grass, chest high basil, pineapple sage and butterfly ginger – equally delighting one’s sense of smell and encouraging the busy nectar-seeking honey bees. Although the garden appeared untended and unplanned, it suffused the abode with mystery and magic.”
But under the surface lurks danger, which is so aptly suggested by the mouse-hungry animals in the swamp that would just love to sniff our little hero out and gobble him up.
This is a complex story, which is hard to classify into a genre. Young Jesop keeps it to himself, never to share what happened with those closest to him—his parents, or the police, or even his friend Mrs. Washburn. No spoilers here from me; but if you like spiritual fantasy stories, check it out.
Five stars.
“Delicate pink swamp roses, dramatic purple thistle stamens, bright orange trumpet vines, passion flowers, and many other flora that pleasured the eye prospered alongside lemon grass, chest high basil, pineapple sage and butterfly ginger – equally delighting one’s sense of smell and encouraging the busy nectar-seeking honey bees. Although the garden appeared untended and unplanned, it suffused the abode with mystery and magic.”
But under the surface lurks danger, which is so aptly suggested by the mouse-hungry animals in the swamp that would just love to sniff our little hero out and gobble him up.
This is a complex story, which is hard to classify into a genre. Young Jesop keeps it to himself, never to share what happened with those closest to him—his parents, or the police, or even his friend Mrs. Washburn. No spoilers here from me; but if you like spiritual fantasy stories, check it out.
Five stars.
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