Join us at Page & Palette for Signing Saturday! On Saturday, May 24th at 1PM, Jo Taylor will be here to showcase her book, Margaret of Thibodaux. Enjoy a cup of coffee or a glass of wine as you visit Terri's table and connect with the author of this coming of age novel. We hope to see you there!
Margaret of Thibodaux
It is 1974, the last carefree, sultry Louisiana summer before high school begins, when fourteen-year-old Margaret Thibodaux’s world collapses: her daddy asks hometown doctor Muriel to marry him. It's been six years since her mama mysteriously died, and Margaret is convinced that the closer Muriel gets, the less she'll receive bedside visits from her mother—and the more she will fade from their lives. Set on rejecting Muriel’s kindnesses, Margaret grapples with everyone’s delight over the engagement, including her two best friends, Honey and Robert, who think Muriel is nothing short of an angel. But when Margaret visits her mama’s grave for the first time and finds a poem left there—not in her daddy’s handwriting—the mystery of her mother’s death escalates. It isn't until she befriends the local recluse, Jezebel, who has spiritual gifts akin to her own, that Margaret begins to unravel her assumptions, reconcile her grief, and discover a shocking revelation about her mama from across the veil. At once humorous and heartbreaking, Margaret of Thibodaux is a captivating Southern story of longing and self-discovery, told from the perspective of a feisty and determined, yet vulnerable, teenage girl as she learns that love and nurturing can come in the most unexpected packages.
Jo Taylor
Jo Taylor is an obstreperous, retired ER Nurse who is likely an obstreperous writer too. She grew up with three stepmothers (not at the same time). She's lived on a boat and traced her genealogy back to the year 310 (maybe, probably, you know how genealogy is). She's been married for 33 years and all her hero characters are based on her husband, a hero in real life. Her first book, Postcards: Collected Poems and Short Stories, came out in July 2024. Margaret of Thibodaux is her first novel, released on March 18, 2025.