At the centre of this novel is a story of two lovers from feuding Creole families in early 19th century New Orleans. The conversations in patois, the scenes between the lovers, the Creole spring and the French quarter helped make George Washington Cable famous in America in the 1880s.

At the centre of this novel is a story of two lovers from feuding Creole families in early 19th century New Orleans. The conversations in patois, the scenes between the lovers, the Creole spring and the French quarter helped make George Washington Cable famous in America in the 1880s.