Tademy s books are always wellresearched, wellwritten, and engrossing. Cane river tademy family chronicles, book 1 by lalita tademy book cover, description, publication history. Cane river tademy family chronicles, book 1 by lalita tademy. Hailed as powerful, accomplished, and spellbinding, lalita tademys first novel cane river was a new york times bestseller and the 2001 oprah book club summer selection.
The story, focusing on the women that raised children, mostly by white men, in rural louisiana during the years before the civil war and into the 1930s, brings home the true tragedies of slavery. The book begins with elisabeth, who was sold from virginia to louisiana, and one of tademys many brilliant. Lalita tademy has imbued life and blood into her family history, capturing you with her first sentence and only releasing you with her final word. The descriptions of the people and the places are very vivid. Tademy left her career as the vicepresident of computer company sun microsystems to begin. Lalita tademys book, cane river, tells in fictional form the stories of four generations of the women in her family. Cane river ebook by lalita tademy 9780759522428 rakuten kobo. The story stretches all the way back to 1834, beginning with tademy s greatgreatgreatgreat grandmother, a woman who was born into slavery, living on a plantation off the cane river in louisiana. A story of three generations of strong women, slaves and the complexity of their lives, and the importance of family. Lalita tademy s riveting family saga chronicles four generations of women born into slavery along the cane river in louisiana. Nonetheless, her parents made sure their household louisiana west maintained a definite noncalifornia edge, including a steady supply of grits, gumbo. Now with her evocative, luminous style and painstaking research, she takes her familys story even further. Lalita tademy traced her ancestry through four generations of remarkable woman, each struggling for her freedom in different ways. Cane river is a novelization of stories tademy gleaned from years of research about the generations of strong, dedicated, passionate and sometimes wrongheaded women who labored, in all senses of the word, through slavery and beyond.
Apr 17, 2001 the story opens in 1834, on a plantation on the cane river in louisiana, as suzette turns nine. Cane river was a new york times bestseller and was selected for oprahs book club. Though tademy has no family of her own and said she couldnt have dedicated herself so wholeheartedly to the book if she did perhaps cane river is. Apr 17, 2001 cane river ebook written by lalita tademy. Buy this book five generations and a hundred years in the. Dont forget to print your list of official oprahs book club selections and mark the ones youve completed. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read cane river. It was chosen as an oprahs book club selection in a blend of fact and fiction, tademy tells the story of four generations of her slaveborn female ancestors elisabeth, suzette, philomene, and emily following their trajectories from the 1830s to the 1930s. Tademy takes historical fact and mingles it with fiction to weave a vivid and dramatic account of what life was like for the four remarkable women who came before her. Lalita tademy, quote from cane river reaching too deep into something not meant for you is full of pain.
Free download or read online cane river pdf epub book. 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. Cane river by tademy, lalita and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Warner books i think what lalita was able to do with this story is open the door for a lot of people who want to trace. Nonetheless, her parents made sure their household louisiana west maintained a definite noncalifornia edge, including a steady supply of grits, gumbo, cornbread, and collard greens, and a stream of other transplanted southerners eager to share. Dec 04, 2006 id have to say that red river along with lalita tademys first book cane river is historical fiction at its finest. Beginning with her greatgreatgreatgreat grandmother, a slave owned by a creole family, lalita. Read cane river by lalita tademy available from rakuten kobo. A new york times bestseller and oprahs book club pickthe unique and deeply. Tracing her roots lalita tademy quit the corporate life.
The story, focusing on the women that raised children, mostly by white men, in rural louisiana during the years before the civil war and. Cane river by lalita tademy meet your next favorite book. Suzette, philome suzettes daughter by a frenchman named eugene daurat and emily philomenes daughter with a white man named narcisse. The book begins with elisabeth, who was sold from virginia to louisiana, and one of tademy s many brilliant. The main characters of this historical, historical fiction story are. The result of her twoyear search is cane river, a novel which quickly became both a new york times bestseller and an oprahs book club. Soon after its release the novel became an oprahs book club summer selection and was discussed during an airing of oprahs daily talk show. 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. A new york times bestseller and oprahs book club pickthe unique and deeply moving saga of four generations of african. Read free book excerpt from cane river by lalita tademy, page 1 of 6.
How, in cane river, was the colorstruck attitude a help or hindrance in successive generations rising fortunes. It is interesting to compare the dynamics of todays society to the groundwork laid out in this piece of fiction. Apr 01, 2002 tademy takes historical fact and mingles it with fiction to weave a vivid and dramatic account of what life was like for the four remarkable women who came before her. Pdf cane river book by lalita tademy free download 522. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading cane river. She did a fantastic job of merging historical fact and family lore into fiction. Shes a house slave who often works in the kitchen with her mother elisabeth, the cook and family matriarch whose love and wisdom will sustain them all in the years ahead. Red river is the continuing story of the tademy family and their road from slave life to freedom.
Nonetheless, her parents made sure their household louisiana west maintained a definite noncalifornia edge, including a steady supply of grits, gumbo, cornbread, and collard greens, and a stream of other transplanted southerners eager to share their. 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. Beginning with tademy s greatgreatgreatgreat grandmother elisabeth, this is a family saga that sweeps from the early days of slavery through the civil war into a precivil rights southa unique and moving slice of. Cane river is a novelization of stories tademy gleaned from years of research about the generations of strong, dedicated, passionate and sometimes wrong. I appreciated the photos that were in the book of the family members that she wrote about, and it gave some new insight and understanding of the slave experience here in. Cane river covers 7 years of lalita tademy s familys history, written as fiction, but deeply rooted in years of research historical fact, and family lore. Beginning with tademy s greatgreatgreatgreat grandmother elisabeth, this is a family saga that sweeps from the early days of slavery through the civil war into a precivil rights southa unique and moving slice of americas. About the book lalita tademy had always been fascinated by stories of her greatgrandmother emily. 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. Lalita tademy s book, cane river, tells in fictional form the stories of four generations of the women in her family. Lalita tademy audio books, best sellers, author bio. Cane river by lalita tademy reading guidebook club. Built from an exploration of her own ancestors, tademys cane river is an. In a blend of fact and fiction, tademy tells the story of four.
The women of cane river cane river begins with elisabeth tademy s greatgreatgreatgreatgrandmother and focuses on three women marked by her strength, her pride, and her instinct for survival. Hailed as powerful, accomplished, and spellbinding, lalita tademy s first novel cane river was a new york times bestseller and the 2001 oprah book club summer selection. Cane river by lalita tademy, 9780446615884, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Cane river oprahs book club mass market paperback february 1, 2005 by lalita tademy author visit amazons lalita tademy page. I felt like i was in roses shoes as i read the book. Pdf cane river book by lalita tademy free download 522 pages. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Lalita tademy, author info, published books, bio, photo.
Cane river by lalita tademy book club discussion questions. I would recommend everyone to read all three of her books, cane river, red river, and citizens creek. Review of cane river a work of fiction firmly embedded in historical fact, tademy s debut novel is set on a mediumsized plantation along cane river in louisiana. Books are seen by some as a throwback to a previous world. A new york times bestseller and oprahs 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. A new york times bestseller and oprahs book club pickthe unique and deeply moving saga of four generations of africanamerican women whose journey. Tademy interweaves her own family history with fiction and wellresearched facts in order to tell the story of what is commonly known in the postcivil war reconstruction history as the colfax riot of 1873. Cane river by lalita tademy grand central publishing. Digital rights management drm the publisher has supplied this book in encrypted form, which means that you need to install free software in order to unlock and read it.
The story opens in 1834, on a plantation on the cane river in louisiana, as suzette turns nine. Jan 01, 2001 cane river is an interesting, if easy book. Beginning with her greatgreatgreatgreat grandmother, a slave owned by a creole family, lalita tademy chronicles four generations of strong, determined black women as they. A new york times bestseller and oprahs book club pickthe unique and. A former vicepresident at sun microsystems, lalita tademy left the corporate world to immerse herself in tracing her familys past and in writing. Now with her evocative, luminous style and painstaking research, she takes her familys story even further, back to a littlechronicled, deliberatelyforgotten time.
Cane river lalita tademy, 2001 grand central publishing 584 pp. Lalita tademy was vice president of sun microsystems until she left corporate life to research the history of her family. As a white woman, with black friends, i found this book by a black woman fascinating, wellwritten and delightful to read. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. The women of cane river cane river begins with elisabeth tademys greatgreatgreatgreatgrandmother and focuses on three women marked by her strength, her pride, and her instinct for survival. Now, lalita tademy follows up the success of her debut cane river with a book, if one can imagine, that is even better. A new york times bestseller and oprahs book club pickthe unique. They were women whose lives began in slavery, who weathered the civil war, and who. The first edition of the novel was published in january 1st 2001, and was written by lalita tademy. Warner books i think what lalita was able to do with this story is open the door for a lot of people who want to trace their own roots or look at what their heritage, what that.
The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 522 pages and is available in paperback format. Review of cane river a work of fiction firmly embedded in historical fact, tademys debut novel is set on a mediumsized plantation along cane river in louisiana. Buy a cheap copy of cane river book by lalita tademy. Feb 01, 2005 cane river covers 7 years of lalita tademy s familys history, written as fiction, but deeply rooted in years of research historical fact, and family lore. Suzette elisabeths youngest daughter, and the first to discover the promise and heartbreak of freedom. Lalita tademy was born in berkeley, california, far from her parents southern roots. It is a family saga that covers four generations of women born into slavery and searching for freedom. It spans 7 years of family history centered on three female characters. During the course of researching cane river, as she kept unearthing tender relationships in unexpected situations, tademy found herself frequently being. Suzette elisabeths youngest daughter, and the first to. Lalita tademy is a former vicepresident of sun microsystems who left the corporate world to immerse herself in tracing her familys history and writing her first book, cane river. Cane river 2001 is a fictionalized version of the lives of author lalita tademy s female ancestors over the course of four generations. Lalita tademys riveting family saga chronicles four generations of women born into slavery along the cane river in louisiana.
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