Bibliograph

Born on the bayou, a memoir, Blaine Lourd

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Born on the bayou, a memoir, Blaine Lourd

Language

eng

resource.biographical

autobiography

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Born on the bayou

Oclc number

911199958

Responsibility statement

Blaine Lourd

Sub title

a memoir

Summary

"A rollercoaster rags-to-riches story, Blaine Lourd's ... debut is both a nostalgic send-up of '60s and '70s Louisiana, and a heartfelt portrait of one family's coming of age. In honest, confessional prose, Born on the Bayou transports us to a pocket of the South where Lourd learns how to be a man from the two people he looks up to the most: his larger-than-life father, 'Puffer, ' a prominent figure in the oil business ... , and his successful older brother, Bryan. With an eye turned perpetually toward the gruff and distant Puffer, Lourd illustrates how those closest to us can cause the most hurt, even as we seek their approval. Whether he's learning how to skin a duck at age ten, enjoying his first beer at thirteen, or detailing the finer points of ride-on lawn mowing, Lourd gets to the heart of being a Southerner with rawness and grace."--, Provided by publisher

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