Let us all give thanks to Peg Conroy. The mother of Southern writer Pat Conroy gave him the gift of reading as a child, a love for books and words and writing. He pays tribute to her in the first chapter — and really throughout — his new memoir, My Reading Life, recalling how she [...]
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One for the books
Posted in Reviews, Southern Books, Thoughts on Books, Uncategorized, Writing and Reading, tagged Gone With the Wind, Margaret Mitchell, My Reading Life, Orlando, Pat Conroy, the South on November 5, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Marsh mellow, mostly
Posted in Southern Books, Thoughts on Books, Uncategorized, tagged Caroline Cousins, Marsh Madness, the South on September 28, 2010 | 2 Comments »
I’m happy to report that none of the mishaps in Marsh Madness by Caroline Cousins happened at the weekend wedding celebration of my cousin Aly on Edisto Island. Aly and Hunter were married under the arching oaks at Cypress Trees Plantation, and the heavens cooperated with sunny skies and then a spectacular sunset over the marsh. [...]
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