Please welcome to my blog Isobelle Cate with her latest release by Beau Publishing
Lakam by Isobelle Cate
It is 1607. The Spanish have landed on the shores of the
Philippines to pacify the natives, convert them to Christianity, and mine the
islands for its gold. Headstrong and loyal, Lakam, a Babaylan, refuses to
submit to Spanish imperial authority and convert to Christianity. With her
village destroyed and her people killed, she seeks refuge in the Cave of
Rituals in the jungle vastness of the sacred mountains, but she is caught,
raped and tortured. On the eve of her execution, she regains her freedom with
the help of her jailer, Joaquin Santiago, who refuses to see her killed. Now a
remontada (outlaw), Lakam realizes the old ways will cease to exist unless she
finds a way for it to continue in the ruined ashes of the world she knows.
About Isobelle:
Isobelle
Cate is a woman who wears different masks. Mother-writer,
wife-professional, scholar-novelist. Currently living in Manchester, she
has been drawn to the little known, the secret stories, about the people and
the nations: the English, the Irish, the Scots, the Welsh, and those who
are now part of these nations whatever their origins. Her vision and
passion are fuelled by her interest and background in history and
paradoxically, shaped by growing up in a clan steeped in lore, loyalty, and
legend.
Isobelle is intrigued by forces that simmer beneath the surface of these
cultures, the hidden passions, unsaid desires, and yearnings unfulfilled.
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