The Unnatural History of Cypress Parish Author:Elise Blackwell Asthe waters of the Mississippi rise in 1927, the moneyed powers of Lousiana must decide which Parish to flood in order to save New Orleans. This beautiful novel by the lauded author of Hunger is told from the point of view of a man awaiting the arrival of Hurricane Katrina while looking back on the first great flood and the first great losses o... more »f his life.« less