CANE RIVER. It was here, on a medium-sized Creole plantation owned by a family named Derbanne, that author Lalita Tademy found her family's roots-and the stories of four astonishing women who battled vast injustices to create a legacy of hope and achievement. They were women whose lives began in slavery, who weathered the Civil War, and who This ed. contains a reading group guide. Follows four generations of African American women from slavery to the early twentieth century as they struggle for economic security and the future of their families along the Cane River in rural Louisiana. Access-restricted-item. Cane River by Lalita Tademy, 9780446615884, available at Book Depository with free delivery worldwide. We use cookies to give you Lalita Tademy chronicles four generations of strong, determined black women as they battle injustice to unite their family and forge success on their own terms. About this ebook. A New York Times bestseller and Oprah's Book Club Pick-the unique and deeply moving saga of four generations of African-American women whose journey from slavery to freedom begins on a Creole plantation in Louisiana. Beginning with her great-great-great-great grandmother, a slave owned by a Creole family, Lalita Tademy See more Cane River by Lalita Tademy (Hardback, 2001) Share | Add to Watch list. People who viewed this item also viewed. 2 Lot Lalita Tademy - Red River & Cane River (Paperbacks) Sponsored Sponsored Sponsored. £11.50 + £21.78 P&P + £21.78 P&P + £21.78 P&P. Cane River, , Good Condition, ISBN. A New York Times bestseller and Oprah's Book Club Pick-the unique and deeply moving saga of four generations of African-American women whose journey from slavery to freedom begins on a Creole plantation in Louisiana. Beginning with her great-great-great-great grandmother, a… Lalita Tademy was a successful corporate vice president at a Fortune 500 company when she decided to embark upon what would become an obsessive odyssey to uncover her familys past. Through exhaustive research, interviews, and the help of professional genealogists, she would find herself transported back to the early 1800s, to an isolated, close-knit rural community on Louisianas Cane River.