![]() ![]() When the body of a young woman is discovered on the grounds of the plantation, Caren finds herself trying to solve the crime and discover if there's a connection to the mystery of why her great-great-great-grandfather disappeared from this land so many years ago.My thoughts: If pressed to pick a genre for this novel, I would begrudgingly call it a literary mystery. With deep, complicated family ties to the land, Caren returned home to Belle Vie with her nine-year-old daughter Morgan. Caren's ancestors once worked as slaves on Belle Vie, and her mother worked there as a cook. It's also a popular location for weddings and special events. Tours regularly come through to witness the history of how the land was once farmed by slaves. ![]() Caren currently runs Bell Vie, which has been turned into a historical site. ![]() The basics: The Cutting Season is the story of Belle Vie, an old sugar plantation in Ascension Parish, Louisiana. ![]()
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