👑Knee Deep is a coming-of-age love story from the shadows of Bourbon Street attracting readers of all ages. This gripping love story artfully blends the perils of young love, interracial romance, the paranormal, and the experience of a teenager during Hurricane Katrina.
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Named after a hurricane, Camille is the rebellious 16-year old daughter of a New Orleans bar owner who grows up in the shadow of Bourbon Street. She is raised on stories of hauntings, lusty encounters, and voodoo magic. Even though her family loses their home in a hurricane, she counts herself lucky until she discovers that her 18-year-old neighbor (whom she secretly loves) goes missing in the storm. In Camille’s own words:
“This is the story of what happened to me on Fat Tuesday, how I ended up on the steps of St. Mary’s, the hem of my pirate’s petticoat soaked in somebody else’s blood. Although I know the story to be true, I don’t totally believe it myself. Like all good tales born out of the bayou, mine involves the dead, the living and the one trapped in the brackish waters between heaven and hell. It is the story of true love and true disaster, and at the end, I’ll leave it to you to decide which is harder to survive.”
Camille’s story unfolds as a Mardi Gras memoir, one girl’s journey through the parties and the parades as her community comes together and rises up from the chaos following the devastating storm. This book is surprisingly uplifting in spite of the disastrous events on which it is based. Knee Deep gives an optimistic message of hope and healing. It reminds us that the power of love can transcend tragedy and help us weather any storm.
👑Southern Royalty👑 ~ Knee Deep brings in the pure essence of New Orleans, along with the traditions and beliefs, it is known for. I was captivated by the raw emotions of a teenager done in first person narrative and the unfolding story that leads up to healing from a tragedy that most want to lay to rest. It is a must read novel!
About the author – Karol Hoeffner is the Chair of Screenwriting at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. She has fourteen film credits including Mary Kate and Ashley’s Winning London, MTV’s All You’ve Got, several Danielle Steel adaptions, a television mini-series Harem, movies-of-the-week based on true stories – The Making of a Hollywood Madam and Miss America: Behind the Crown. Among her other credits are the original movies, Voices from Within and Burning Rage. She has penned two young adult novels, All You’ve Got and Surf Ed.
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