Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil: A Savannah Story
John Berendt
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 is a sublime and seductive reading experience. Brilliantly conceived and masterfully written, this enormously engaging portrait of a most beguiling Southern city has become a modern classic.Binding Type: PaperbackAuthor: John BerendtPublisher: VintagePublished: 06/28/1999ISBN: 9780679751526Pages: 400Weight: 0.66lbsSize: 8.12h x 5.12w x 0.87dAward: Lambda Literary Awards - WinnerReview Citations: Ingram Advance 07/01/1999 pg. 10Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 19791 / Midnight in the Garden of Good and EvilReading Level: 6.2 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 21
Book Title
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil: A Savannah Story
ISBN
9780679751526
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 is a sublime and seductive reading experience. Brilliantly conceived and masterfully written, this enormously engaging portrait of a most beguiling Southern city has become a modern classic.
Binding Type: Paperback
Author: John Berendt
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 06/28/1999
ISBN: 9780679751526
Pages: 400
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 8.12h x 5.12w x 0.87d
Award: Lambda Literary Awards - Winner
Review Citations: Ingram Advance 07/01/1999 pg. 10
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 19791 / Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Reading Level: 6.2 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 21
Binding Type: Paperback
Author: John Berendt
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 06/28/1999
ISBN: 9780679751526
Pages: 400
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 8.12h x 5.12w x 0.87d
Award: Lambda Literary Awards - Winner
Review Citations: Ingram Advance 07/01/1999 pg. 10
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 19791 / Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Reading Level: 6.2 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 21
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 is a sublime and seductive reading experience. Brilliantly conceived and masterfully written, this enormously engaging portrait of a most beguiling Southern city has become a modern classic.
Binding Type: Paperback
Author: John Berendt
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 06/28/1999
ISBN: 9780679751526
Pages: 400
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 8.12h x 5.12w x 0.87d
Award: Lambda Literary Awards - Winner
Review Citations: Ingram Advance 07/01/1999 pg. 10
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 19791 / Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Reading Level: 6.2 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 21
Binding Type: Paperback
Author: John Berendt
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 06/28/1999
ISBN: 9780679751526
Pages: 400
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 8.12h x 5.12w x 0.87d
Award: Lambda Literary Awards - Winner
Review Citations: Ingram Advance 07/01/1999 pg. 10
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 19791 / Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Reading Level: 6.2 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 21