Reviewed by:
Beth Swanson, voracious reader
Title:
Under the bayou moon
Author:
Valerie Fraser Luesse
Publisher:
Revell
http://bakerpublishinggroup.com/revell
Date:
2021
Format:
Paperback
Length:
324 pages
Overview:
This story starts in 1947 after the end of WW2 in the South. Young unmarried Christian women are being recruited for teaching in Louisiana. Having grown up in Alabama and feeling restless, Ellie Fields feels good about this new venture. Little did she know the challenges to take a boat to work and to teach not a single class but one of 60 students. Outsiders are not always welcomed to this tiny town, Bernadette, Louisiana, but in time the residents come to really appreciate Ellie and what she is trying to accomplish for their town. Except perhaps the school board and a devious politician.
As Ellie is getting used to a new way of life, she meets a lonely Cajun fisherman named Raphe, lonely but rather intriguing and tells her about the legendary white alligator that haunts the bayou. A huge bounty is being offered for that elusive animal. That bounty changes things in a dramatic way with a surprising ending.
Rating:
5 out of 5
Suggested audience:
Adults and young adults
Christian impact:
Those of different races and religions can live together harmoniously.
Other notes:
Also includes:
-preview of next book
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