The Voodoo Breast: A Novel of Healing

A Minnesota woman is drawn to post-Katrina New Orleans for restorative surgery after breast cancer. Soon strange events and curious coincidences begin to occur - ghostly music, disembodied whistling, and a realistic dream in which she meets a mysterious man who promises her a future journey, if she dares. Allie and her husband, Kevin, find their love and faith tested, as they struggle in a relationship strained by time, illness, and diverging views of reality. "The Big Easy stars in this affecting novel about a couple's unusual route to redemption." - Kirkus Reviews

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". . . a story not only of identity and femininity, but of magic . . . The Big Easy stars in this affecting novel about a couple's unusual route to redemption." --Kirkus Reviews"Wallinga has penned a fascinating story of healing and recovery . . . as a couple deals with the wounds, both psychological and physical, left by a battle with cancer . . . Wallinga has a talent for evoking just the right emotions with her word choice." --Foreword Reviews"SUPERB! A written tapestry that is so well crafted that it literally paints in the mind of the reader. Striking visual imagery, sexual chemistry, music, mystery, and pounding emotion set the story in motion, where loss to cancer begins a restorative transformation of Allie's body and the very essence of her entire life." --Frank DellaCroce, MD, FACS, Center for Restorative Breast Surgery, New Orleans

About the Author

Eve Christensen Wallinga was born and raised in Racine, Wisconsin. She lives and writes in St. Cloud, Minnesota, with her husband, Gary, and very small dog, Harald. She has two grown children--a daughter and son. She and her husband are collaborative visual artists and together wrote the regional best-seller, Waterfalls of Minnesota's North Shore: A Guide for Sightseers, Hikers, and Romantics. In her novel, The Voodoo Breast, Eve has turned to Southern landscapes--or more particularly the New Orleans cityscape--for inspiration. She holds master's degrees in clinical psychology and business administration. Wallinga is a citizen activist concerned with environmental issues, especially those relating to the preservation of natural areas. She is also an advocate for women's health issues, specifically those dealing with breast cancer. Contact her at evewallinga.com.

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