568. Lisa Wingate

568. We welcome author Lisa Wingate to the podcast to discuss her novel, Book of Lost Friends. “From
the bestselling author of Before We Were Yours comes a dramatic
historical novel of three young women searching for family amid the
destruction of the post–Civil War South, and of a modern-day teacher who
learns of their story and its vital connection to her students’ lives”
(NYT). "Louisiana, 1875: In the tumultuous era of Reconstruction, three
young women set off as unwilling companions on a perilous quest: Hannie,
a freed slave; Lavinia, the pampered heir to a now destitute
plantation; and Juneau Jane, Lavinia’s Creole half sister. Each carries
private wounds and powerful secrets as they head for Texas, following
roads rife with vigilantes and soldiers still fighting a war lost a
decade before. For Lavinia and Juneau Jane, the journey is one of stolen
inheritance and financial desperation, but for Hannie, torn from her
mother and siblings before slavery’s end, the pilgrimage west reignites
an agonizing question: Could her long-lost family still be out there?
Beyond the swamps lie the limitless frontiers of Texas and, improbably,
hope" (Wingate).



This week in Louisiana history. April 6 1764 First Acadians
actually arrived in Louisiana.


This week in New Orleans history. On April 6, 1893, Andy
Bowen and Jack Burke fought 110 rounds to a draw in New
Orleans in the longest prizefight in history. The fight lasted
seven hours, 19 minutes.


This week in Louisiana.

Books Along The Teche Literary Festival

March 31, 2023 — April 07, 2024. https://booksalongthetecheliteraryfestival.com

Various venues will celebrate literature and its impact on the area's
culture with storytelling, workshops, readers theatre, music, bourée
lessons and tournament, bus and boat tours, a 5K run and food, food,
food. Anyone who is familiar with James Lee Burke and his fictional
character, detective Dave Robicheaux, knows of New Iberia and our
fascinating blend of heritage, hospitality and history.

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