The Rise of a Country

During the height of Black Lives Matter, a secret society of women take over the government and transform the country. The Rise of a Country follows these women in an alternate and dystopian universe where their extreme actions raise philosophical questions about right and wrong and if the ends justify the means. About the AuthorDestene Savariau is involved in their college's Black Student Union, the student newspaper Southern News, and the Caribbean Student Association. She enjoys dancing, cooking, and writing. She started writing at a young age, around ten. Starting with fanfiction, she then discovered Wattpad and started posting stories there. After a while, she outgrew it and took a break from writing until COVID hit and the murder of George Floyd right after. These events lit a fire in her, and The Rise of a Country was born of that fire. All of her planned prequels, sequels, and spin-offs will turn that fire into a star that will illuminate the world.