Père Antoine's Date-Palm

by Thomas Bailey Aldrich

"Père Antoine's Date-Palm" by Thomas Bailey Aldrich is a romance triangle set in the opulent and lively New Orleans. When two men fall in love with the same woman, one manages to woo her to run away with him, while the other joins the church to heal his heartbreak. Père Antoine's Date-Palm is, a 30-foot tall tree that symbolizes fortitude and the exotic nature that pervades the city of New Orleans.

Paperback

First published March 24, 2011

About the author

Aldrich travelled with his father in his early years. He returned to Portsmouth to study for college, but his father's death in 1852 required that he earn a living; first in a business office in New York, then, as a journalist. He contributed to numerous magazines and newspapers. Among them, the New York Illustrated News. In 1865, he moved to Boston where he was editor of Ticknor & Fields' Every Saturday magazine. In 1881, Aldrich was brought in as editor at the Atlantic Monthly, a position he held until 1890. He was a talented poet and published many volumes of verse.

Aldrich died at Boston on March 19, 1907. His last words were "In spite of it all, I'm going to sleep."

Reviews

[Charles van Buren · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bitter sweet tale of love and loss from 1901

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This review is from: Père Antoine's Date-Palm (Kindle Edition)

Outstanding romance of love, loss, and love. Two young men of New Orleans love the same woman. One runs away with her to the South Seas. The other enters the church. To say more would reveal the plot of this well written short work set in the New Orleans of the mid-1800's. This review is from the free Kindle e-book released March 24, 2011.

[Susan Molloy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was an enjoyable short story set in New Orleans about love and love lost. I may need to read it again to get the full meaning.