Sophie Schiller on tour: Island on Fire
After Race to Tibet
Sophie Schiller
is back
on Tour
May 18-31
with
Island on Fire
(historical fiction)
Release date: March 1st, 2018
272 pages
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SYNOPSIS
In the lush, tropical world of Martinique where slavery is a distant memory and voodoo holds sway, Emilie Dujon discovers that her fiancé, a rich sugar planter, is unfaithful. Desperate to leave him, she elicits the aid of a voodoo witch doctor and is lured into a shadowy world of black magic and extortion. When the volcano known as Mount Pelée begins to rumble and spew ash, she joins a scientific committee sent to investigate the crater. During the journey she meets Lt. Denis Rémy, an army officer with a mysterious past with whom she forms an unlikely attachment.
During the journey, the committee discovers that Mount Pelée is on the verge of eruption. When they try to warn the governor, he orders them to bury the evidence for fear of upsetting the upcoming election. As the pressure builds, a deadly mudslide inundates Emilie’s plantation and she disappears. Lt. Rémy deserts his post and sets off on a desperate quest to rescue Emilie. But with all roads blocked, can the lovers escape the doomed city of St. Pierre before it’s too late?
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Sophie Schiller
was born in Paterson, NJ
and grew up in the West Indies.
She loves stories that carry the reader back in time
to exotic and far-flung locations.
Kirkus Reviews called her
“an accomplished thriller and historical adventure writer”.
Her novel, Island on Fire,
is a historical novel about the worst volcanic disaster of the 20th century,
the eruption of Mount Pelee on Martinique.
She was educated at American University, Washington, DC and lives in Brooklyn, NY.
To find our more,
please visit her website, and follow her on Facebook and Twitter
VIRTUAL BOOK TOUR SCHEDULE
Tuesday, May 18
Spotlight and Giveaway at Words And Peace
Wednesday, May 19
Review and Giveaway at Locks, Hooks and Books
Wednesday, May 26
Review at Svetlana’s Reads and Views
Monday, May 31
Review and Giveaway at Boys’ Mom Reads!
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