Fatfingers

Etienne Gaspard, Nova Scotian carpenter, is driven from his home by the British. He becomes a homeless wanderer, without loyalty or love. Eventually, in New Orleans he makes a stand. Review By Glynn Young: Welcome to Charlie White's "Fatfingers, A Tale of Old New Orleans." It's a historical novel that's shot through with that classic and contemporary sense of what New Orleans is. This story of Etienne and his friends is rollicking, and simultaneously dark and humorous. It's populated by finely drawn, vivid characters who occasionally wonder how they've managed to get themselves into such a tale. Most of the characters are fictional, but some are historical, like the Spanish governor Ulloa and General O'Reilly.