The Southern Cross
Oct 10, 2009
The Southern Cross
Author: Skip Horack
Paperback: 224 pages
Publisher: Mariner Books (August 12, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-13: 978-0547232782
A great collection of chapters that tell assorted stories occurring right before, during and after Katrina.
They are generally not about Katrina at all but touch on the subject in small detail to describe location, lack of work, hardship, etc. A few of the stories barely touch on the storm, while others take place during the flooding or afterwards in a FEMA park.
These stories do not depend on Katrina to tell a good tale - it's used more as a backdrop to people living lives in a manner they may have regardless of circumstances.
There's some great writing in here that does a fine job of describing the South as it is today. Everyday people from "rabbit farmers" to dock workers. People just getting by in the world.
A small book, but the stories are meaty and well worth a second go-round.
