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Beignets and Big Feelings

by Leslie Gray Streeter

A family reunion mapped across New Orleans

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A family reunion mapped across New Orleans

After Grandma Olivia’s funeral, a surprise will sends her female relatives on a weeklong scavenger hunt through New Orleans. The itinerary brings together four generations, including Mona, Olivia’s guarded sister, who left decades earlier. Jazz on the Mississippi, a bayou tour, and visits to old cemeteries give the family’s journey a strong sense of place, while the hunt is designed to surface buried histories and long-held secrets. Food and family inheritance frame a story about estrangement, rekindled connections, and the effort to become a family again.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers who enjoy family-centered fiction spanning multiple generations.
  • Readers interested in New Orleans settings, local food, and regional excursions.
  • Readers drawn to stories about family secrets, estrangement, and reconciliation.

Themes

Family and inheritanceEstrangement and reconciliationSecrets and forgotten historiesNew Orleans and regional culture

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Book overview

A grandma's dying wish results in a weeklong scavenger hunt designed to reunite a family in a heartfelt and hilarious journey by the author of Family & Other Calamities.

When Grandma Olivia Hollis passes away, her funeral reunites four generations of heirs, complete with a surprise will. Grandma has orchestrated a New Orleans scavenger hunt for her female relatives, determined to bring her family back together if it's the last thing she does. Everyone game? If not, no one gets a dime.

Of course, Grandma, bless her meddling heart, has other motives in mind for all of them. Especially for her guarded sister, Mona, who fled decades ago and never looked back. Following a preplanned itinerary for one revelatory week, the women find themselves on a Mississippi River jazz cruise, braving a bayou swamp tour, uncovering forgotten histories in old cemeteries, rekindling former flames, and, just as grandma planned, unlocking what they've hidden from each other for far too long.

Amid beignets, popcorn shrimp, and chicory coffee--so bitter and sweet--these women just might discover that no matter what awaits them at the end, the real treasure is becoming the family they were meant to be.

(c) 2026 by Leslie Gray Streeter, all rights reserved.

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