Flags on the Bayou: A Novel
On its surface a historical fiction powerhouse that digs into the brutality of slavery in the Civil War-era South, Flags on the Bayou is just as much a comprehensive portrait of Louisiana at the time. Written in gorgeous prose, this is a stunning novel that will sweep you off your feet.
From New York Timesbestselling author James Lee Burke comes a novel set in Civil Warera Louisiana as the South transforms and a brilliant cast of characters – enslaved and free women, plantation gentry, and battleweary Confederate and Union soldiers – are caught in the maelstrom
In the fall of 1863, the Union army is in control of the Mississippi river. Much of Louisiana, including New Orleans and Baton Rouge, is occupied. The Confederate arm...






















