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The story, i come from two long lines of strong women. Cane river tademy family chronicles, book 1 by lalita tademy. In a blend of fact and fiction, tademy tells the story of four. A new york times bestseller and oprah s book club pickthe unique and deeply moving saga of four generations of africanamerican women whose journey from slavery to freedom begins on a creole plantation in louisiana. What, if anything, surprised you most about the relationships described in the book. It is interesting to compare the dynamics of todays society to the groundwork laid out in this piece of fiction. Nonetheless, her parents made sure their household louisiana west maintained a definite noncalifornia edge, including a steady supply of grits, gumbo. Cane river was a new york times bestseller and was selected for oprahs book club. Lalita tademy went on to write two other works of historical fiction called red river and citizens creek, but before cane river, she was not a professional writer. During the course of researching cane river, as she kept unearthing tender relationships in unexpected situations, tademy found herself frequently being forced to rethink some longheld beliefs about slavery. It is a family saga that covers four generations of women born into slavery and searching for freedom. A former vicepresident at sun microsystems, lalita tademy left the corporate world to immerse herself in tracing her familys past and in writing.

Cane river tademy family chronicles, book 1 by lalita tademy book cover, description, publication history. A new york times bestseller and oprahs book club pickthe unique and deeply moving saga of four generations of africanamerican women. Beginning with her greatgreatgreatgreat grandmother, a slave owned by a creole family, lalita tademy chronicles four generations of strong, determined black women as they. Tademy left her career as the vicepresident of computer company sun microsystems to begin research on what would become her first novel. A new york times bestseller and oprahs book club pickthe unique and deeply. Lalita tademys saga, cane river, highlights the peculiar way this peculiar institution was practiced in the louisiana of her ancestors. Built from an exploration of her own ancestors, tademys cane river is an. Cane river covers 7 years of lalita tademys familys history, written as fiction, but deeply rooted in years of research historical fact, and family lore. About the book lalita tademy had always been fascinated by stories of her greatgrandmother emily. Cane river by lalita tademy grand central publishing.

Cane river it was here, on a mediumsized creole plantation owned by a family named derbanne, that author lalita tademy found her familys rootsand the stories of four astonishing women who battled vast injustices to create a legacy of hope and achievement. Lalita tademys book, cane river, tells in fictional form the stories of four generations of the women in her family. A story of three generations of strong women, slaves and the complexity of their lives, and the importance of family. Lalita tademy, author info, published books, bio, photo. A new york times bestseller and oprahs book club pickthe unique and. The descriptions of the people and the places are very vivid. Lalita tademy was born in berkeley, california, far from her parents southern roots.