The Broken Fall: A Katrina Collection

by Toni Orrill

Overview

The Broken Fall chronicles a writer's journey to find faith, hope, and meaning following the country's worst national disaster-Hurricane Katrina. This book is an ode to God, country, and the invincible spirit of man to transform the experience of loss into a rich landscape of beauty. Revealing deep spiritual roots beneath the beloved natural beauty of Louisiana, Orrill uncovers purpose hidden in destruction and restoration on the other side of life's storms. Everyone has a Katrina in his or her life-that existential moment when human frailty is tested against the mighty forces of circumstance-and The Broken Fall eloquently unveils the seasons of recovery after one of the most sensational and historical subjects of the decade.

Visit the book website at www.thebrokenfall.com
Cover Photo by Phinizy Percy, Jr.
Original Art by Michell Koeppel

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761845409
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	07/16/2009
Pages:	40
Product dimensions:	4.80(w) x 6.90(h) x 0.30(d)

About the Author

Toni Orrill is a native of Louisiana and a graduate of Tulane University. Her artistic sensibility and soulful prose have gained her critical consideration as a serious voice of Southern non-fiction. This is her second published work; The Glorious Summer was published by Hamilton Books in 2007.


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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 1. Ravine
Chapter 3 2. Harbor
Chapter 4 3. Indigo
Chapter 5 4. Lullaby
Chapter 6 5. Evensong
Chapter 7 6. Driftwood
Chapter 8 7. Phoenix
Chapter 9 8. Nightshade
Chapter 10 9. Missing in Lafayette
Chapter 11 10. Jasper at Mount Magazine
Chapter 12 11. Lucky
Chapter 13 12. Carousel
Chapter 14 13. Sunshine
Chapter 15 14. Tubular in New York
Chapter 16 15. Christes Maesse
Chapter 17 16. Darkhouse on the First