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When Hurricane Katrina hits New Orleans, chef and widower Simon Fortier knows how he plans to face the storm--riding it out inside his long-time home in the city's Treme neighborhood, just as he has through so many storms before. But when the levees break and the city is torn apart, Simon... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Simon Fortier: chef and widower
- Julian Fortier: celebrated jazz trumpeter/Simon's son
- Sylvia: Simon's companion
- Parmenter: Simon's erstwhile business partnerSimon's best friend and boss
- Velmyra: Julian's former love interest
- Genevieve: Simon's cousin
- Grady Casey: Add a description of this character.
- Jacob
- Cole
- John Michel
- Nathan Larouchette: Kevin Larouchette's grandfather.
- Pastor Jackson: Genevieve's companion and head of Elam C.M.E.’s twenty-four member congregation.
- Claudinette
- John Paul
- Ladeena
- Moses
- Matthew
- Dereek
- Clarisse
- Liza
- Auntie Maree
- Michael
- Mr. Parette
- Mr. Martrel
- Deslonde
- Kevin Larouchette: Law studen and Nathan Larouchette's grandson.
Setting & Locations edit
- New York
- New Orleans
- Silver Creek: Land in Pointe Louree Parish, with its wild, arboreal splendor fertile earth and teeming creek. It had been passed down from son to son since Simon's great-grandfather.
- Louisiana
- Tokyo
- California
- Baton Rouge
- Dallas
- Uptown
First Sentence edit
Years before the night the storm made history, it had already earned it's name.
Table of Contents edit
Title Page
Dedication
Storm Warning
1. New Orleans, August 2005
2. Tokyo, August 2005
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Two Years Later
Acknowledgements
Praise
Copyright Page
Authors & Contributors edit
- Rosalyn M. Story (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Agate Bolden
Country: USA
Publication Date: September 24, 2010
ISBN: 978-1932841558
Page Count: 306
Publisher: Agate Bolden
Country: USA
Publication Date: September 24, 2010
ISBN: 978-1932841558
Page Count: 306
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.6
Subjects edit
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