The novel presents the account of Hurricane Katrina and how a black family is affected in the American South through a first person narrator. A fifteen years old matriarch, Esch, is the narrator.
The story is set in the fictional Bois Sauvage, Mississippi. The place is based on the author's hometown, De Lisle, Mississippi. Most of the events in the novel are inspired by the author's real-life experiences.
The author presents the account of the time period before the Hurricane Katrina and after the hurricane passed, causing death and destruction.
- ISBN13 9780359823574
- Publish Date 31 July 2019 (first published 3 August 2016)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Lulu.com
- Format eBook (OEB)
- Language English