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Can I read Catfish : a Novel on EtoBox?
Catfish : a Novel by Madelyn Bennett Edwards is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Catfish : a Novel about?
Catfish, is a coming-of-age-story set in South Louisiana during the Jim Crow 1960s, steeped in the complex and conflicted culture of that time. In Catfish, Susie Burton, a headstrong young white girl born to a prominent local family, narrates her journey from complacent daughter to rebellious, questioning teen. From the vantage point of the present day, forty-five years after the events of this novel, Susie tells of her discovery that her own family—enshrined within the walls of an affluent antebellum home, to all appearances an ideal Southern clan—was not at all what it seemed. Though this knowledge could have easily destroyed her, she was buoyed by the love and loyalty of a local black family whose patriarch is the novel’s namesake: Catfish. A masterful storyteller, Catfish narrates tales that take root in Susie, weaving into her dawning consciousness the terror, cruelty, and surprising richness of post-Civil-War, southern plantation life. Through Susie’s relationship with Catfish and his extended family, especially Rodney, the young black man who becomes her first love, Susie and her young friends learn to take charge of their destinies. There is love here, but it is love shadow
Who reads Catfish : a Novel?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Madelyn Bennett Edwards
- Publisher
- Madelyn Bennett Edwards
- Published
- 2017
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780999402702
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction
- Rating
- 4.5 / 5 (68 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14