Burke, James Lee
Flags on the Bayou
- ISBN 13:
- 9781398715509
- author:
- Burke, James Lee
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- Orion
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2023
- Pages:
- 320
- Dimensions:
- 23.6 x 16.2 x 3.2 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, Thrillers, Military,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 2 working days
Description
Set against the tumultuous backdrop of the American Civil War, Flags on the Bayou is a gripping tale of survival and redemption. In the fall of 1863, the Union Army's control of the Mississippi River and Louisiana hangs in the balance. For Wade Lufkin, a man without a cause, life has become a dull routine, until he encounters Hannah Laveau, an enslaved woman accused of everything from adultery to murder.
Hannah's desperate quest to find her missing son drives her to risk everything, from the treacherous bayous and swamps of Louisiana to the dingy saloons of New Orleans. As she navigates this treacherous landscape, she must evade the calculating local constable and the ruthless slavecatchers that prowl the shadows.
A powerful and deeply moving Civil War thriller, Flags on the Bayou is a story of tragic acts of war, lost and desperate people, and love enduring through it all. James Lee Burke's masterful prose brings this haunting tale to life, exploring the darkest corners of the human experience.