978-1-58838-218-4
1-58838-218-4
$23.95 hardcover
5 1/2 x 8 1/2
224 pages
Memoir/Travel
NewSouth Books
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For over a decade, syndicated columnist Rheta Grimsley Johnson has been spending several months a year in southwest Louisiana, deep in the heart of Cajun country. Rheta fell in love with the place, bought a second home, and set in planting doomed azaleas and deep roots. She has found an assortment of beautiful people right on the edge of the Atchafalaya Swamp.
These days, much is labeled Cajun that is not, and the popularity of the unique culture's food, songs, and dance has been a mixed blessing. Poor Man's Provence helps define what's what through lively characters and stories. The book is both personal odyssey and good reporting, a travelogue and a memoir, funny and frank. |
