For Dewey Fontenot, that town is Mamou, Louisiana. It wasn't the smell of muddy rice water at dawn, or the smoky, accordion-filled magic of Fred's Lounge on Saturday mornings. Mamou was home because that's where his family was.
After one too many screw-ups land him in the drunk tank, Dewey does what any hard-headed Cajun boy does: he bolts. Five years later, a funeral drags him back. Then another. And another.
What starts as a reluctant return slowly turns into something Dewey never expected, a second chance wrapped in family drama, poor choices, shots of Hot Damn, and the kind of love that only happens in a bar on a Saturday morning.
Funny, tender, and unflinchingly real, Four Funerals in Mamou is a love letter to the people and places that refuse to let you go. Perfect for fans of authentic Southern fiction, small-town Louisiana, and characters who mess up spectacularly before they finally get it right.