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  Woman on the Cross is a novel that takes place near the end of the 18th century in a deforested Latin American country where the pre-Christian nature religion has been suppressed. The story tells of Sebastian Cristo Rey, the last actor in a family line of professional Christs who have made their living being crucified on Good Fridays, and what happens when Sidelle, daughter of the priestess who maintains the pre-Christian tradition of tree worship, is nailed to Sebastian's cross. The theme echoes the way that the rape of nature and the rape of women were simultaneously justified in many pseudo-Christian cultures under the traditional droit du seigneur, the right of the bleeder---the "seņor," "sir" or "sire"---to claim whatever is virginal for his own profit and pleasure.  ---Lawrence Ferlinghetti, author of A Coney Island of the Mind A marvelous, amorous tale that sheds unexpected light on why some women still call their bleeding the curse! Delattre's text sings and swoops and submits---taking us on an exhilarating pilgrimage to the place where the spiritual eroticism of men meets the sexual inclinations of women. Full of dark details from complex esoteric traditions---yet reads like a thrilling story simply told under a flowering tree in a moon lit courtyard. ---Nor Hall, author of The Moon and the Virgin, Those Women, and Broodmales A stirring and poignant tale about a man and a
woman who serve their god---and goddess---in
the most intimate, bodily ways. Lyric and haunting,
fierce and tender, Woman on the Cross brings subtlety
and depth---and an unprecedented twist---to the
ancient tradition of the Passion Play.
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