Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, a Savannah Story
by Berendt, John
- Used
- Very Good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0701162430
- ISBN 13
- 9780701162436
- Seller
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Synopsis
Read John Berendt's Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil in Large Print. All Random House Large Print editions are published in a 16-point typefaceShots rang out in Savannah's grandest mansion in the misty,early morning hours of May 2, 1981. Was it murder or self-defense? For nearly a decade, the shooting and its aftermath reverberated throughout this hauntingly beautiful city of moss-hung oaks and shaded squares. John Berendt's sharply observed, suspenseful, and witty narrative reads like a thoroughly engrossing novel, and yet it is a work of nonfiction. Berendt skillfully interweaves a hugely entertaining first-person account of life in this isolated remnant of the Old South with the unpredictable twists and turns of a landmark murder case.It is a spellbinding story peopled by a gallery of remarkable characters: the well-bred society ladies of the Married Woman's Card Club; the turbulent young redneck gigolo; the hapless recluse who owns a bottle of poison so powerful it could kill every man, woman, and child in Savannah; the aging and profane Southern belle who is the "soul of pampered self-absorption"; the uproariously funny black drag queen; the acerbic and arrogant antiques dealer; the sweet-talking, piano-playing con artist; young blacks dancing the minuet at the black debutante ball; and Minerva, the voodoo priestess who works her magic in the graveyard at midnight. These and other Savannahians act as a Greek chorus, with Berendt revealing the alliances, hostilities, and intrigues that thrive in a town where everyone knows everyone else. Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil: A Savannah Story is a sublime and seductive reading experience. Brilliantly conceived and masterfully written, this enormously engaging portrait of a most beguiling Southern city is certain to become a modern classic.From the Trade Paperback edition.
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- Bookseller
- Roger Lucas Booksellers (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 46622
- Title
- Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, a Savannah Story
- Author
- Berendt, John
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0701162430
- ISBN 13
- 9780701162436
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1994
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Travel & Exploration, USA, Crime
- Bookseller catalogs
- USA;
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