Catherine Carmier
By Ernest J. Gaines
- Release Date: 1993-03-31
- Genre: Black Literature
Description
A compelling debut love story set in a deceptively bucolic Louisiana countryside, where blacks, Cajuns, and whites maintain an uneasy coexistence--by the award-winning author of A Lesson Before Dying and The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman.
After living in San Francisco for ten years, Jackson returns home to his benefactor, Aunt Charlotte. Surrounded by family and old friends, he discovers that his bonds to them have been irreparably rent by his absence. In the midst of his alienation from those around him, he falls in love with Catherine Carmier, setting the stage for conflicts and confrontations which are complex, tortuous, and universal in their implications.
Reviews
Great Literature
5By RnB4SureThis book will keep you intrigued from beginning to the end. It not only covers a great romance but the characters face a rather unique set of obstacles that will give you insight into Louisianna’s unique history concerning the relationships between White and Black people and people of mixed race ancestry the latter who once had legal privileges that exceeded those of African Americans. Another book covering this topic is the Feast of All Saints by Ann Rice who is also from New Orleans.
