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Down in Cajun Country

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And she grew in Napoleanville LA. She lived on a plantation (which burned to the ground in 1955--Glen Wood Plantation. She married a Navy Corps of Engineers man who helped build the levees in New Orleans. Her story is fictional, but only in the sense that the characters' names are invented. She lived the life the she describes and she knows intimately the life of the people she depicts. If anyone is searching for an AUTHENTIC acount of the life of a Southern Belle, Grandmama's novel is the real thing

Set in Louisiana in the Depression era, this book tells the story of Tina, a well-off young lady who leaves her plantation home to teach school to the French-speaking Cajuns. While living alone on the bayou, Tina learns much about the provision of her heavenly Father, and the lives of her new-found Cajun friends. Two men in Tina's life vie for her friendship: Horace, a wealthy, sophisticated gentleman who wants Tina to leave the bayou and marry him; and Paul, a hard-working engineer who struggles with accepting Tina's faith in God. I have known the author, Mrs. Frederickson, personally. She drew on her own experience of growing up in Louisiana to write DOWN IN CAJUN COUNTRY. This book provides much insight into Louisiana culture, such as a description of a Mardi Gras celebration. Although the writing style is a bit jerky, careful reading provides an enjoyable experience. I have read DOWN IN CAJUN COUNTRY three times, and my appreciation grew on each successive time.