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Description
FRANK YERBY is on his deathbed … and he knows it. But death frightens Yerby not
at all. Death infuriates him. Death means that none of his literary
accomplishments will be appreciated. And he will be denied the acclaim that he
deserves. But even as Yerby’s mind rages against this unkind fate, characters
from his books … his own creations … rage against him. They accuse him of being
the author of his own failure and, in turn, casting them into oblivion. So
Yerby's characters determine that he must unravel the mystery of the 'victim's
guilt'. In part one, SUMAYLA summons Frank Yerby back to 9th century Spain using
the powers Jewish mysticism. Sumayla is allied with the grand vizier who plots
to overthrow the Emir of Cordoba. In the second part, the leader of a Voodoo
cult conjures up a spell to bring Frank Yerby to Cuba. The Voodoo priest wants
Yerby to assist and protect his nephew, PEDRO, who plans to lead an insurrection
of Negro slaves and Cuban haciendados against Cuba’s rulers.In the third part,
ELLEN causes the rape and murder of her sister and must flee only to become
embroiled in the bloody Kansas border war. When she is sold into slavery, Frank
Yerby must come to her rescue.
Winner of Bronze Award in 2007 by the Indepedent Book Publishers Association
Honored by the NAACP of Hayward South Alameda County in 2006
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; "Frank Yerby: A Victim's Guilt")