Martin's Quest [Paperback]

Diane Marquart Moore (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 1995

Several of Martin Romeros Chitimacha and Cajun ancestors were traiteurs or healers. One had even been murdered because of this special gift of healing. In this story for young adult readers, Martins Grandmother Eulalie tells him he has the gift to heal and he must learn to use it wisely. Set along Bayou Teche in south Louisiana, the story weaves Martins school life, where he learns to be proud of his heritage, with a troubled home life. A pirogue race tests Martins belief in himself. This coming of age story draws from contemporary life and the rich culture of the Teche area

Product Details

• Paperback: 104 pages
• Publisher: Blue Heron Press (May 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1884725058
• ISBN-13: 978-1884725050
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,760,044 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Diane Marquart Moore is a writer of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and news articles who divides her residence between in New Iberia, Louisiana, and Sewanee, Tennessee. She has published 26 books, and her short stories and poetry have been featured in The Southwestern Review at University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Interdisciplinary Humanities, and The Xavier Review. She has published young adult fiction, including Martin's Quest, which was a finalist in the Heekins Foundation Award for Best Children's Fiction. Diane was a former editor of Acadiana Lifestyle magazine in New Iberia, LA and has written for The Daily Iberian, The Acadian Profile magazine, and the Yaddasht Haftegy (while living in Iran during the 70's). She authors a blog entitled "A Words Worth." Search her titles under Diane Marquart Moore and Diane Moore. For ebook Silence Never Betrays go to http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/66678.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars The gift of healing, October 24, 2008

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Isabel Anders "Isabel Anders" (Sewanee, Tennessee) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Martin's Quest (Hardcover)

Young Martin Romero's grandmother explains how for ten thousand years the gift of healing has been passed on among the Chitimacha Indians along the Bayou Teche in south Louisiana.

"The traiteur healing tradition came from Indian shaman, European druids of the British, Irish, and Celtic French, and from African medicine people. Most of us are now Catholics. The mixing up of many medicines and traditions make us strong traiteurs. ... "

Will Martin find a way to accept his own gifts and follow the promptings of his heart?

Beautifully written young adult fiction. Moving and profound. Highly recommended.