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I live in Baton Rouge. Anyone living around this area should know there are no similarities between BR & NO. They are as different as night and day. So are the people. For that matter, so is all of Louisiana. North Louisiana is like another state when compared to the southern part. So when I find out an author isn’t from Louisiana, but they are writing about it, I usually avoid the book. An outsider can’t write about the culture here and get it right.
I’m about an 1/8th of the way in and am blown away. I close the book and go online in an attempt to find out where you’ve lived. You aren’t from here, but you have me convinced you lived in or around the area. Did you spend time in NO? If not, how did you get so accurate with the culture and its people?
Oh and the answer to your two questions - yes, VERY realistic and no, I couldn't imagine. I could just see the doll shop in NO. It fit in there so perfect as did the owner going to the doll show in BR.
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