Crescent City (2010)

Authors: Belva Plain

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“The English cotton market had fallen like a stone, and like a stone tossed into a pond, the panic had rippled across the ocean to engulf New Orleans in a wave of failures. Banks defaulted their bonds, credit was withdrawn, and some of the most prestigious business houses in the city fell into ruin. But the House of Raphael had come through unscathed, one of the very few which had survived. Somehow Ferdinand had maneuvered his way around all the hidden reefs and dangerous currents of the times; ...he had even been able to come to the aid of friends.
“Experience,” he liked to say by way of explanation. “Caution. And a bit of daring, too. Yes, certainly a bit of daring.” And his youthful smile would brighten his cheeks up to the temples.
So it was with a shock of sudden thunder that the House of Raphael collapsed.
The city had long ago climbed back out of depression. Ships laden with cotton and sugar crowded the port again and wealth from the seven seas flowed in. Christmas week was being celebrated with eggnog, poinsettias, and cathedral bells.MoreLess Read More Read Less