Deer Island is a real place Though fictionalized, the characters portray life in the lower Atchafalaya River Basin (specific to Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana) and its tributaries from 1840-1921. The Addison family legacy is expressed in the meticulously kept diaries of three generations of the family's matriarchs. Each of the two volumes can stand on its own merits, but the story invites the reader to experience both. Deer Island is a place where the fabric of life is tightly woven; mutual interests are cultivated. Each shared expression of some heartfelt emotion, each account of some...
Deer Island is a real place Though fictionalized, the characters portray life in the lower Atchafalaya River Basin (specific to Terrebonne Parish, Lo...