About The author
Mary Justice
Born in the sticky-sweet heart of Southern Louisiana, Mary Justice turned a hay-scented barn into her childhood playground. There, alongside sister Virgie and brother Hurricane, she once accidentally set the whole thing ablaze—a fiery mishap she recounts with a wink in Life as a Farm Girl, and one that left a knee scar she still wears like a badge of honor. Those loud, wild days on the bayou forged her grit, her quicksilver humor, and those old-school values: good manners, deep respect, and the unshakeable courage to charge life head-on.
This Cajun tale, penned by Mary herself, is a rollickin’ masterpiece that explodes with the untamed, soul-searing adventures of growin’ up with ten sisters and three brothers amid the sweltering heat of Cajun country. Picture muddy boots stompin’, pots of gumbo bubblin’, and sibling pranks so wild they’d make the crawfish blush. Mary’s words dance like zydeco, draggin’ you into a whirlwind of love, chaos, and that spicy, unfiltered spirit of Louisiana’s backroads. This ain’t just a memoir—it’s a full-on Cajun carnival you’ll never wanna leave.
Now based in Tennessee with her husband Greg (a Florida transplant at heart), Mary stays rooted in family: son Charles Jones and her three grandchildren still call Louisiana home.