| Weep for the Living Contributor(s): Butler, Anne (Author) |
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ISBN: 1589803167 ISBN-13: 9781589803169 Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $14.36 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2005 Annotation: A former warden of Angola Prison shoots his wife five times with a pistol, then sits down to watch her die on her plantation home porch. The victim, author Anne Butler, survives to tell this true crime story, detailing the unraveling of her seven-year marriage and how it led to her near-murder. Interspersed with simple black and white snapshots and full of compassion and humor, this stranger-than-fiction story of murder, survival, and forgiveness offers keen insights into the mind of both victim and criminal. Ms. Butler also wrote Audubon Plantation Country Cookbook ($25.00), named Best New Cookbook of the Year by Louisiana |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - True Crime |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 00192331 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.52" W x 8.54" (0.87 lbs) 312 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Deep South - Cultural Region - Mid-South - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Geographic Orientation - Louisiana |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A survivor's firsthand account of attempted murder in St. Francisville, Louisiana. A former warden of Angola Prison shoots his wife five times with a pistol, then sits down to watch her die on her plantation home porch. The victim, author Anne Butler, survives to tell this true crime story, detailing the unraveling of her seven-year marriage and how it led to her near-murder. Interspersed with simple black and white snapshots, this stranger-than-fiction story of murder, survival, and forgiveness offers keen insights into the mind of both victim and criminal. |
Contributor Bio(s): Butler, Anne: - Anne Butler is a native of St. Francisville and operates a bed and breakfast at the Butler Greenwood Plantation, which has been in her family since the 1790s. Motivated by her love of culture, she has reached a wide audience through articles published in the Los Angeles Times, Country Woman, New Orleans Magazine, and Country Road. She is also the author of Pelican's Audubon Plantation Country Cookbook, Bayou Plantation Country Cookbook, Acadian Plantation Country Cookbook, The Pelican Guide to Plantation Homes of Louisiana, and her memoir, Weep for the Living. |