A Gorgeous, Brutal Novel That Explores Racial Stereotypes

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Off the Shelf By Kyra Davis    |   Wednesday, November 04, 2015 Anne Rice's second novel, written in 1979, The Feast of All Saints, is the first of many departures Rice has made from the fantasy genre she so brilliantly revolutionized with her stories of vampires, werewolves, and Mayfair witches. It’s a book that delves into the complex social hierarchy of the gens de couleur libres who lived in New Orleans during the 1840s. READ MORE