Local author announces release of latest novel
Local author Nancy Smith Gibson’s new novel “The New Witch,” from Moonshine Cove Publishing, is the first in the planned “Broussard Court” series.
“New Orleans is a city of intrigue. You can hear it in the sounds and smell it in the air. The atmosphere pulsates with the lives of the residents, sad and happy, dignified and humorous, sated and longing, abused and nurtured — they’re all here in the Big Easy,” says a news release describing the novel.
“In a neighborhood not far off the usual tourist paths there is a sheltered courtyard surrounded by four apartments and a shop full of oddities. An ornate iron gate prevents strangers from entering Broussard Court. It is overseen by Madame Clothilde Broussard Badeaux, hoodoo practitioner and protector of the neighborhood. She says ‘the spirits’ send her the people who need help: the abused wife, the victim of a vicious attack, the bored computer tech, the plain young woman who wants a love charm. But the spirits are sending signals that Madame’s long life is coming to an end. Her heir is a niece who doesn’t know Madame exists. She is the granddaughter of Madame’s sister who ‘passed for white’ long ago. Now it will be up to Addie to protect the neighborhood and its inhabitants.”
“The New Witch” is available for purchase in both print and digital formats from http://www. amazon.com.
Gibson graduated from Hot Springs High School and attended Baylor University. After careers with Southwestern Bell Telephone Co., the Census Bureau, and real estate sales, she retired and moved back to Garland County, where she enjoys visiting with friends old and new. She is active with the Melting Pot Genealogical Society and uses family names and stories in her novels, which include the series “Tales From the Brazos” from Soulmate Publishing.