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Catherine CarmierCatherine Carmier

Catherine Carmier1964

a novel

Ernest J. Gaines

About this book

Catherine Carmier is a compelling love story set in a deceptively bucolic Louisiana countryside, where blacks, Cajuns, and whites maintain an uneasy coexistence. 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.

Details

First published
1964
Pages
258
ISBN-13
9780307830340
OL Work ID
OL2547241W

Subjects

Race relationsFictionLouisiana, fictionFiction, romance, general

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