In 1954 in the segregated South, Emily Chandler's childhood innocence is shattered when she and her brother discover a young black woman alone and dying in childbirth. Emily confronts the tragedy when she returns to her roots many years later to attend the funeral of a beloved nanny and finds herself the target of a stalker. As the saga of secrets, tragedy and discovery unfolds she enlists the help of Adelle Jones -- the family laundress and part-time voodoo practitioner -- in the search for blues musician Charlie Dixon, the nanny's missing son. This novel, set in the South Carolina...
In 1954 in the segregated South, Emily Chandler's childhood innocence is shattered when she and her brother discover a young black woman alone and dyi...
The third annual Savannah Anthology Writing Contest has been an adrenalin-charged adventure for members of the Savannah Anthology committee. While we cannot publish everything that comes our way, we are pleased to give recognition to Southern writers in a way that was previously unavailable. As we've shared before, the idea for the anthology was born out of frustration with the traditional publishing world. We decided to put together an anthology - a blind contest - through which a Southern writer could submit his or her work for review, with publication granted to the winners. Thus was born...
The third annual Savannah Anthology Writing Contest has been an adrenalin-charged adventure for members of the Savannah Anthology committee. While we ...