As it becomes clear her father intends to resist the kidnappers, Mireille must endure the torments of a man who resents everything she represents.Īn Untamed State is a novel of privilege in the face of crushing poverty, and of the lawless anger that corrupt governments produce. Held captive by a man who calls himself The Commander, Mireille waits for her father to pay her ransom. The fairy tale ends one day when Mireille is kidnapped in broad daylight by a gang of heavily armed men, in front of her father's Port au Prince estate. The strong-willed youngest daughter of one of Haiti's richest sons, she has an adoring husband, a precocious infant son, by all appearances a perfect life. Click here to purchase from Rakuten Kobo Mireille Duval Jameson is living a fairy tale.
