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"Augustave, an initial-time author, pencils a well-balanced tale about a lady, trapped between two sides, who struggles for connecting with her history,a refined narrative that addresses bias and cultural and class differences and supplies a wealth of info about vaudou beliefs."--Kirkus Reviews"Augustave… demonstrates the disastrous rootlessness of cultural disaffiliation."--World Literature Today"The Roving Shrub is both a track and a societal composition. It offers a window on the globe and models out by circling back once again to the prologue."--Asheville Citizen-Times"Augustave produces a sensational story with lovely language that resides within the realm of enchanting realism…The figures are rich, complex and saturated in colour and nuance."--Variety Journal"The wonder of the book lies in its ease. An interesting study that packs a strong punch."--Traditional Novel Review"The Roving Shrub is Elsie Augustave’s debut novel, and I can’t wait to see what she writes next. Augustave creates it’s and superbly apparent that she cares a great deal concerning the subject material she selects.