Half of Paradise

Set in 1950s Louisiana, this collection weaves together the stories of Toussaint Boudreaux, a black docker and prize-fighter; J.P. Winfield, a talented musician seeking his break in showbiz; and Avery Broussard, a descendant of an aristocratic French family forced to run whiskey. Their interconnected lives explore themes of struggle, aspiration, and the pursuit of redemption within a backdrop defined by their circumstances of birth and time.