[CharterSchools] LEAH CHASE BIOGRAPHER AVAILABLE TO SPEAK TO SCHOOLS

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BIOGRAPHER OF Leah Chase available to speak to all age groups


A long-time friendship with the late chef Leah Chase prompted Carol Allen, a writer and the former academic advisor at The Good Shepherd Nativity School, as well as a retired Orleans Parish School System Area Superintendent, to muse about the impact and generosity that Chase manifested with every fiber of her being.


“I have never met anyone as loving as Leah Chase,” said Allen, whose second book about Chase, “A Long Way from the Strawberry Patch: The Life of Leah Chase,” is written for younger readers. “I felt so blessed for spending the time I had with her. Leah Chase is the only person you can drop in any square on the grid of races, and she would be welcomed.”

Allen first wrote a biography, “Leah Chase: Listen, I Say Like This,” which was launched in 2001. The second book, aimed at children, is based on interviews conducted in 2018, the year before Ms. Chase died. 

“I grew to appreciate her more after the first book was written, and especially with the last book since it deals with what happened to Leah after Katrina,” Allen said. “I was overwhelmed by her ability.”

Allen, tells Chase’s story in letters to God using Chase’s thoughts and struggles at various life stages, beginning with her humble Madisonville beginnings. Chase was the eldest of 11 Lange children, picking strawberries with siblings in a loving family who followed their father’s rules to pray, work and do for others. 
                Allen's books also reprint popular recipes, including sweet potato biscuits, sweet potato pie, and Gumbo z’Herbes.            Contact Ms. Allen at nolacarol at gmail.com or call 504.451.2963

 
 
Cheron Brylski(504) 460-1468cbrylski at aol.comcbrylski@brylskicompany.com
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