Song of Babalowa

In a chance encounter in New Orleans, young Lamar Walker meets the aging Ola Quimby, a highly revered teacher living out in the Great Cypress Swamp. Lamar is running away from a crime he didn’t commit and Ola uses stories of her heroic ancestors to help the boy overcome his fears. Ola is a descendent of Babalowa, a priestess of ancient Yoruba in Africa. The song of Babalowa was known to both Ola and Lamar and while they struggle to find the common thread, Lamar’s pursuers draw closer by the hour. Ola’s stories begin with the voyage of a slave ship and continue throughout various campaigns in the American Revolution. Blacks who fought for both the British and the Americans fall into the puzzle of Lamar’s past. The novel’s surprise conclusion is revealed only after a modern-day courtroom drama and a narrow escape at the hands of the antagonists.Keating, Robert is the author of 'Song of Babalowa ' with ISBN 9781413758894 and ISBN 1413758894.