Description: "From bestselling author Nina LaCour comes a sweeping family saga that wrestles with themes of self-discovery and love in all forms, inspired by the author's own Creole family"-- Provided by publisher.
Brief description: NINA LACOUR is the award-winning and bestselling author of Yerba Buena, as well as many works for children and young adults. A former indie bookseller and educator, she lives with her family in San Francisco.
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Praise for Meet Me in the Garden
A Most Anticipated Book (Harper's Bazaar, People, Town & Country, BookRiot, Bustle, Autostraddle, Library Journal, KQED, Alta, Woman's World, Orange County Register)
A Book of the Month Club Pick "LaCour explores her family's Creole roots during the Great Migration in this sweeping historical fiction novel... As the years go on and their lives change in ways they never expected, Odette and Delphine contend with what it means to love, make art, and be free."
--Harper's Bazaar "Sweeping and profound."
--People "A family saga you won't be able to put down."
--Town & Country
"Beloved, bestselling author Nina LaCour tells an 'expansive story of love and longing, art and motherhood, friendship and desire, ' set in 1940s New Orleans and following a glamorous Creole woman who, along with her sisters, are admired in their community, but who, unlike her sisters, longs for more -- to be an artist, and to love women."
--Autostraddle "I finished Meet Me in the Garden by Nina LaCour this weekend and haven't stopped thinking about it since. Nina is one of my all-time favorite authors, and with Meet Me in the Garden, she continues to write lyrically and tenderly about love, grief, memory, queerness and life."
--Woman's World "A masterpiece that stands as an exceptional work of historical fiction...This character-driven beauty is an immersive, heartfelt triumph. It is a fantastic must-read that will resonate deeply with fans of Alice Walker and Brit Bennett."
--Booklist (starred review)
"A gorgeous family saga that dares much and delivers on its promise... LaCour's sensuous novel is steeped in rich details of jazz, Creole cooking, and California glamour, and the characters are pitch-perfect."
--Publishers Weekly "A page-turner...Rich with cultural references...[A] sensitive examination of one woman's hard-fought journey to self-acceptance."
--Kirkus
"Fans of Nella Larsen's Passing will enjoy this sympathetic tale about the secrets a family keeps among themselves and from each other as they grapple with societal prejudice during the mid-20th century."
--Library Journal
"Gloriously ambitious...Nina LaCour's prose is painterly and rhythmic, filled with heat and hope. What a story, what a storyteller. I couldn't put this one down."
--Meg Howrey, author of They're Going to Love You