"I'm fascinated with your book [Cajun By Any Other Name]. I feel like I know all those places you speak of.  Must be because I've driven so often to Massachusetts and feel that the route all the way to Louisiana must be of the same type and conditions, so it makes me feel as though I know that whole route by now.

"When I'm reading your book, I feel as though I'm sitting in the front passenger seat of your car as you are driving down all those little lanes in the countryside. It's a very powerful feeling which comes over me as soon as I open your book - makes me feel as though I'm just coming home after a space of  several years away. I must be the reincarnated descendant of some of those Acadians who settled in Louisiana in the 1700s!

"I love the story and you wrote it so well that I feel like I'm actually there with our people. I'm going through it more slowly than usual, because I want to be sure I don't miss a thing. Sometimes I even read a page twice and try to picture those places and events with my own imagination. What a thrill to feel like I'm actually there with the rest of "our family," playing in the fields, picking berries, and running the lanes with you!

"I hope you write more books of this nature.  I'll be a good customer!"

J.D. Leblanc (Nova Scotia, Canada)

"A short note to express my gratitude in receiving the beautifully written and illustrated book [Cajun By Any Other Name] today that impressed me highly. I certainly got a chuckle when I came across ‘Mémère and Pépère’ for those are such old terms we seldom hear nowadays.

"I am also grateful Marie, to you, for signing off on the book to me for that made it even more special and for including my part in Emile’s genealogy searches for his family roots. Our common heritage is very meaningful to us both, and I am ever so appreciative in the manner for which you credited my involvement in this matter... If my maternal line should ever show up in any book you should happen to write, I would again be ever so thankful in receiving a copy.
"Once again, I thank you,"
Gratefully Yours,
--Manon G. Bolduc (British Columbia, Canada)

 "Love the book [Cajun By Any Other Name].... good job....  Michel David, Genevieve Hebert and Angelique (David) Oubre would be proud to be remembered...."

--Earl David (USA)

"I finished reading "Cajun by Any Other Name".
Very nice read Marie!.. and well presented... Merci"
...Delina P. (Nova Scotia, CA)

"This story [Cajun By Any Other Name] parallels the journey and struggles of many (Acadian) surnames of the Deportation..Thank you Marie for gathering and sharing this information."
..Singing Bear (Louisiana, USA)

"I bought your book [Revisiting Anne Marie], it was very interesting and a good read. I wondered if it would help me, some of the marriages you've listed may come in handy. The way you expressed situations made me feel like I was right there. It's impressive. You should be so proud, that's a great book, well done!"
...Jennifer C. (Ontario, CA)