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Title: Crawfish Dreams
Author: Nancy Rawles
Narrator: Lizan Mitchell
Format: Unabridged
Length: 11 hrs and 8 mins
Language: English
Release date: 10-24-08
Publisher: Recorded Books
Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 4 votes
Genres: Fiction, Contemporary
Publisher's Summary:
Camille Brousarde is tired and discouraged. She lives in the Watts area of Los Angeles, which has never recovered from the race riots. Her seven grown children seem directionless and adrift. When she decides to open a local restaurant, Camille's Gumbo Kitchen, she hopes that its tasty offerings will pull together not just her family, but her neighborhood, too. Crawfish Dreams is a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers pick.
©2003 Nancy Rawls; (P)2004 Recorded Books LLC
Members Reviews:
Loved It!!!
The cover of this book "grabbed" my attention, and then I was intrigued by the synopsis. This book is an excellent read for all ages, and and awesome suggestion for a book club. The author invited the reader to her world, and we came inside, took a seat, and enjoyed the ride!! Kudos to Nancy Rawles, Kudos!!
Courageous, Lush, and DELICIOUS
How amazing! I applaud and admire Nancy Rawles' courage to really delve into the intricacy of intimacy with ALL of these beloved characters. It was so very deeply reflective of real life and the real-life process. The lead character Camille is a heroine but an every day woman/mother with every day dreams of success and resolve for her family. She is a superhero and literally wills everyone into action. The family is also Creole giving us a peek into this culture that is scarce in the landscape of American literature and ethnic dialog.
The book is set in Watts after the historic demonstrations an revolts. The family suffers from post-traumatic stress to put it mildly. Camille believes that a healing is in order for her family and begins with herself as example.
The recipes are an extra treat in the book! They simply make the book that much more delicious! Lovely, absolutely lovely!
I have been sharing this treasure with friends, family and book clubs! DON'T MISS THIS RARE TREAT!
A Whole Lot of Creole Cooking Going On
Good to the bone recipes, family ties, Louisiana folklore and the quest for elusive dreams are stirred up in this gumbo pot of a story in Nancy Rawlesï¿s spirited sequel to Love Like Gumbo, Crawfish Dreams. In Love we saw Grace, the youngest daughter of Camille Broussard, go through her identity crises, sometimes racially and certainly gender wise. Now we have the matriarch Camilleï¿s story, who at age sixty-seven feels her life slipping away from her. All she wants to do is to be able to get ahead just a little before she dies. Cleaning and cooking for the church was not the way she wanted to go out. Her specialty staples of meat pies and seafood gumbo are renowned and it is her desire to open a business and share with the world.
The Broussards are just one of many families that migrated from Louisiana to Los Angeles pre and post WWII and brought their strait-laced Creole culture, mores, history and superstitions. Camilleï¿s seven children are her heart and the bane of her existence. Marc, a card carrying member of the black bourgeoisie; Yvette, the sexually frustrated oldest daughter who is married to Juge, an older man in ill health; Grace, the lesbian in therapy, who has been in community college for seven years; Raymond, whose loss of his longshoremanï¿s job causes him to wallow in self-pity; Joseph, the Vietnam vet who is an alcoholic living on the streets and Anthony, who has inherited the cabinet making business from T-Papa Broussard, are just some of the colorful personalities.
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Title: Crawfish Dreams
Author: Nancy Rawles
Narrator: Lizan Mitchell
Format: Unabridged
Length: 11 hrs and 8 mins
Language: English
Release date: 10-24-08
Publisher: Recorded Books
Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 4 votes
Genres: Fiction, Contemporary
Publisher's Summary:
Camille Brousarde is tired and discouraged. She lives in the Watts area of Los Angeles, which has never recovered from the race riots. Her seven grown children seem directionless and adrift. When she decides to open a local restaurant, Camille's Gumbo Kitchen, she hopes that its tasty offerings will pull together not just her family, but her neighborhood, too. Crawfish Dreams is a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers pick.
©2003 Nancy Rawls; (P)2004 Recorded Books LLC
Members Reviews:
Loved It!!!
The cover of this book "grabbed" my attention, and then I was intrigued by the synopsis. This book is an excellent read for all ages, and and awesome suggestion for a book club. The author invited the reader to her world, and we came inside, took a seat, and enjoyed the ride!! Kudos to Nancy Rawles, Kudos!!
Courageous, Lush, and DELICIOUS
How amazing! I applaud and admire Nancy Rawles' courage to really delve into the intricacy of intimacy with ALL of these beloved characters. It was so very deeply reflective of real life and the real-life process. The lead character Camille is a heroine but an every day woman/mother with every day dreams of success and resolve for her family. She is a superhero and literally wills everyone into action. The family is also Creole giving us a peek into this culture that is scarce in the landscape of American literature and ethnic dialog.
The book is set in Watts after the historic demonstrations an revolts. The family suffers from post-traumatic stress to put it mildly. Camille believes that a healing is in order for her family and begins with herself as example.
The recipes are an extra treat in the book! They simply make the book that much more delicious! Lovely, absolutely lovely!
I have been sharing this treasure with friends, family and book clubs! DON'T MISS THIS RARE TREAT!
A Whole Lot of Creole Cooking Going On
Good to the bone recipes, family ties, Louisiana folklore and the quest for elusive dreams are stirred up in this gumbo pot of a story in Nancy Rawlesï¿s spirited sequel to Love Like Gumbo, Crawfish Dreams. In Love we saw Grace, the youngest daughter of Camille Broussard, go through her identity crises, sometimes racially and certainly gender wise. Now we have the matriarch Camilleï¿s story, who at age sixty-seven feels her life slipping away from her. All she wants to do is to be able to get ahead just a little before she dies. Cleaning and cooking for the church was not the way she wanted to go out. Her specialty staples of meat pies and seafood gumbo are renowned and it is her desire to open a business and share with the world.
The Broussards are just one of many families that migrated from Louisiana to Los Angeles pre and post WWII and brought their strait-laced Creole culture, mores, history and superstitions. Camilleï¿s seven children are her heart and the bane of her existence. Marc, a card carrying member of the black bourgeoisie; Yvette, the sexually frustrated oldest daughter who is married to Juge, an older man in ill health; Grace, the lesbian in therapy, who has been in community college for seven years; Raymond, whose loss of his longshoremanï¿s job causes him to wallow in self-pity; Joseph, the Vietnam vet who is an alcoholic living on the streets and Anthony, who has inherited the cabinet making business from T-Papa Broussard, are just some of the colorful personalities.