Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Current Book ~ Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt Cover Wars The common thread is the statue, except the Czech lady (center right). And now I want to know what the deal is about her! The deal: It's all about the publishing rights (or lack thereof). Nothing noteworthy about the lady. G👀dreads About Summary Shots 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 city of moss-hung oaks and shaded squares. John Berendt's narrative reads like a thoroughly engrossing novel, and yet it is a work of nonfiction. Berendt interweaves a first-person account of life in this isolated remnant of the Old South with the unpredictable twists and turns of a landmark murder case. The story is peopled by a gallery of remarkable characters: the well-bred society ladies of the Married Woman's Card Club; the turbu...