'Meet Me In the Garden' tells the great migration story of three sisters after World War II

NPR | By Scott Detrow

Published August 5, 2026 at 4:22 PM EDT

Writer Nina LaCour talks about her new novel -- Meet Me in the Garden -- a post World War II Great Migration story that follows three sisters as they shift their lives from New Orleans to Los Angeles - and the difficult life choices they face.

Scott Detrow

Scott Detrow is a host of All Things Considered, as well as NPR’s daily news podcast Consider This.

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