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Veronique Olmi is an actor, playwright, and stage director, who has written several novels including the critically acclaimed Bords de mer and Cet ete-l , for which she received the Prix des maisons de la presse in 2011. She has also published two plays Une separation and Un autre que moi. Adriana Hunter studied French and Drama at the University of London. She has translated more than fifty books including Camille Laurens's Who You Think I Am and Herve Le Tellier's Electrico W, winner of the French-American Foundation's 2013 Translation Prize in Fiction. She lives in Kent, England.
Affecting...a sincere and serious rendering of Bakhita's life...that emphasizes the profundity of [her] personal presence, even power...Bakhita's brutal story is also a story full of wonder. -New York Times Bakhita's story, and the author's gripping wordplay, convey the unspeakable brutality of slavery and one woman's irrepressible will to live. -Publishers Weekly Olmi's tale provides a glimpse into [Bakhita's] interior life, revealing the woman within the saint. -Booklist Beautifully written...a clear-headed and insightful reimagining of an extraordinary life...gripping. -NB I was enthralled and moved by Olmi's account of Bakhita's life. This spare and sensuous novel is unflinching, yet not exploitative. Everyone should read this book. -Therese Anne Fowler, New York Times bestselling author of A Well-Behaved Woman and Z A powerful, captivating story. -Marek Halter, author of Sarah Intimate in tone, epic in scope, Bakhita tells the moving story of one woman's trajectory from bondage to faith and healing. -Mitchell James Kaplan, author of By Fire, By Water Poignant...Olmi enters into this character with empathy but without excessive pathos. -Le Figaro
