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After the deaths of her parents and a nastybreak up with her fiancé, Manon Benoit, a psychiatrist specializing in PTSD,makes the move from New York to New Orleans, carrying with her not only hergrief but also the mystery of her famous mother’s hidden past. One evening while dancing Argentine tango,she encounters a handsome Creole FBI Agent, Andy St. Julien, a New Orleansnative recently returned to the Big Easy to investigate an oil rig explosion inthe Gulf of Mexico. Andy’s suspicions about Manon’s real ties toNew Orleans (Is she merely French or something else?), an Australian psychic’spredictions, the interference of old lovers, unexpected twists in the FBI’scase, and the heady atmosphere of New Orleans herself all conspire to make thelovers’ journey a rocky one and threaten to expose the past that Manon’s mothersought to keep hidden.Within the intrigue of sexual tension andpossible domestic terrorism, A LittleGumbo in Her Face explores how the power of family and place deeply affectsordinary lives, while introducing readers to the Louisiana Creoles and theirunique place in American society and culture.
