Tee,

An excellent idea! And thanks also for the heads-up!

Maybe I can talk my Mother-in-law into a Gumbo-Fest (She gets Showtime).

At any rate, on Monday, I'll go to the library at get the book. I have to return J. California Cooper's "The Wake of the Wind" (also, a very good story).

Then we can get a discussion going, as you say of the two books; and whether the movie followed the original story.

Peace