From the back cover: "You need not be frightened, my dear. I'm frightened enough for both of us "Never second-guess the August Ones Transported from New Orleans to 1820's Haiti, as the guest of King Henry I, Madeleine St. Jacques is dazzled by his opulent palace and a fanciful court with a Duke and Duchess of Marmelade and Royal Pages called Bonbons. Slaves only a generation ago, these extravagantly costumed courtiers dance the minuet and worship...