From "Phene" to "Josie‪"‬

Josephine questions her decision, " Did I do the right thing to marry so young and then wind up living with in-laws? Anyway, with hard work and patience, things have got to get better."

The true story of a girl whose life's journey took her from Bayou Lafourche to a cane plantation near Donaldsonville, progressing to White Castle, Plaquemine, Port Allen and finally to Baton Rouge. This timeless tale gives life-affirming values and insight into bygone times, telling of Cajun culture, farm and plantation life in South Louisiana, racial harmony, the bounty of the land and faith in God.