Things get tough in this second of six volumes of Blackwaterfrom the late writer and screenwriter Michael McDowell.
“When I am dead, she continued, with or without a dyke, this city and all its inhabitants will disappear from the surface of the Earth…” Things get tough in this second of six volumes of Blackwater, from the late writer and screenwriter Michael McDowell. Devoting a fierce hatred to the enigmatic Elinor, wife of her son Oscar, Mary Love multiplies the intrigues to maintain her ascendancy over her clan. However, his daughter, the reserved Sister, has a big surprise in store for him. Despite a gripping voodoo session and the bloody death of an innocent child, “La digue”, whose rhythm is as breathless as that of the first volume, “ La crue”, relies more on humor than on horror. Thus, animated family dinners, attended by new, unwelcoming characters, are the scene of enjoyable verbal jousts. As the seawall rises in Perdido, Alabama, the author directs attention to Frances, worthy daughter of Elinor, and inspires Blackwater a fine atmosphere of dread. To be continued…
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