Flags on the Bayou

In "Flags on the Bayou," Edgar Award-winning author James Lee Burke transports listeners to Civil War-era Louisiana, where the tumult of the South's transformation entangles a diverse cast of characters, including enslaved and free women, plantation gentry, and weary soldiers. As the Union army occupies much of Louisiana, Hannah Laveau, a formerly enslaved woman accused of murder, escapes with abolitionist schoolteacher Florence Milton, evading the local authorities. The narrative intertwines themes of love and resilience amid the chaos of war, while vividly depicting the rich Louisiana landscape and the human struggles that echo through history.