Seething with old prejudices, wealth, poverty, voodoo, and young hot blood, TRIUMPH, a Novel of the Human Spirit will take you through the Louisiana swamps, New Orleans, the Texas prairies, and into the bustling but racially troubled city of St. Louis in the mid-twentieth century . . . and lead you to a place where people are accepted because of character and heart—nothing more, nothing less.
At a time when the world needs more warmth and acceptance, two little girls – Mercy and Annie, take us on a journey where color doesn’t matter, and character and heart are the only things that do!
Deep in the Louisiana swamps, 1903, five-year-old Willy is kidnapped by a Vodou Priestess. One day, he will fight bloody battles in France and come face-to-face with the horrors of Vodou.
In
bustling New Orleans, 1903, bachelor Jack—a former Texas Ranger—has
an encounter with a young beauty hiding in his hotel room. What she
wants and needs will change his life forever.
1958
St. Louis, two girls of different races, Mercy and Annie, meet in the
fifth grade. Together, they secretly explore St. Louis via bus and
streetcar, encountering cultural prejudices at every turn—
including from within one girl’s own family. The turbulent times
and the Civil Rights Movement will test the girls’ loyalty and
affect their choices on
In
a saga spanning from 1903 to 1968, compelling characters navigate the
stormy paths of life in New Orleans, St. Louis, and Texas until they
all collide in a startling and dramatic way.
From the Author
TRIUMPH, a Novel
of the Human Spirit is extra special to me for many reasons,
not the least of which is because it exemplifies my personal feelings
about ethics and the differences in human beings as something to be
celebrated, not feared or hated. The keys are always respect
and acceptance regardless of race or creed or whatever the
world wants to call "imperfect" or "different."
Other
sub-reasons for writing this novel were to highlight life in St.
Louis and beyond in the 1950s and early 1960s. I wanted to expose
some of the dangers (okay, the horrors) lurking in old New Orleans,
honor the Texas Rangers, and express my respect for people who learn
how to overlook the color barriers that separate and dishonor us as
people.
TRIUMPH, a Novel of the Human Spirit is for readers who enjoy high-concept books written with a literary pen, and those who wish to see justice fulfilled and old prejudices shattered.
Jodi Lea Stewart is a fiction author who believes in and writes about the triumph of the human spirit through overcoming adversity via grit, humor, and stubborn tenacity. Her writing reflects her life beginning in Texas, Missouri, and Oklahoma, later moving as a youngster to an Arizona cattle ranch next door to the Navajo Nation, and, as a young adult, resuming in her native Texas. Growing up, she climbed petroglyph-etched boulders, bounced two feet in the air in the backend of pickups wrestling through washed-out terracotta roads, and rode horseback on the winds of her imagination through the arroyos and mountains of the Arizona high country. Her lifetime friendship with all nationalities, cowpunchers, and the southern gentry allows Jodi to write comfortably about anything in the Southwest, the South, and far BEYOND.
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1 comment:
This sounds like a book that I would really enjoy.
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