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100	1		_aBerendt, John, _d1939-
240	0	0	_aMidnight in the garden of good and evil
245	0	0	_aMidnight in the garden of good and evil : a Savannah story _cJohn Berendt.
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aNew York _bRandom House _cc1994
300			_a388 p. _c25 cm.
520			_a"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 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."--Jacket.
600	1	0	_aWilliams, Jim, _d-1990.
650	1	0	_aTrials (Murder) _zGeorgia _zSavannah.
651		0	_aSavannah (Ga.) _xSocial life and customs.
651		0	_aSavannah (Ga.) _xHistory.
856	4	2	_3Contributor biographical information _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/random056/93003955.html
856	4	1	_3Sample text _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/samples/random044/93003955.html
856	4	2	_3Publisher description _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/random0411/93003955.html
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