The Reverend Corina Youngblood, minister of the African Spiritual Church of Mercy, is a woman powered by Jesus and the santos. Her corner store, St. Jude Lamb of Light Botanica, which caters to the eclectic religious and spiritual needs of New Orleans, is threatened by her Cuban ex-lover and mentor
Corina's way: a novel
โ Scribed by Davis, Rod
- Publisher
- NewSouth Inc.; NewSouth Books
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 158 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- City
- Montgomery, AL, New Orleans (La.), Louisiana--New Orleans.
- ISBN
- 1603060588
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
The Reverend Corina Youngblood, minister of the African Spiritual Church of Mercy, is a woman powered by Jesus and the santos. Her corner store, St. Jude Lamb of Light Botanica, which caters to the eclectic religious and spiritual needs of New Orleans, is threatened by her Cuban ex-lover and mentor Elroy Delgago's plans to open a K-mart-like Superbotanica nearby. Gus Houston, a displaced former army officer now ersatz chaplain at an exclusive girl's school, stumbles into Corina's store, discovers her mesmerizing powers, and strikes up a profitable and prophetic relationship, sending Corina his troubled students for consultation.
When Gus hits on the idea of entering the wealthy white girls into the gospel singing competition during the Jazzfest, he triggers a series of events that has all sides evoking the spirits for good and ill...
โฆ Subjects
Louisiana -- New Orleans
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