{"product_id":"midnight-in-the-garden-of-good-and-evil-a-savannah-story-paperback","title":"Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil: A Savannah Story - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Berendt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER - \"Elegant and wicked.... [This] might be the first true-crime book that makes the reader want to book a bed and breakfast for an extended weekend at the scene of the crime.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShots 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe son of two writers, John Berendt grew up in Syracuse, New York. He earned a B.A. in English from Harvard University, where he worked on the staff of The Harvard Lampoon. After graduating in 1961, he moved to New York City to pursue a career in publishing. Berendt has written for David Frost and Dick Cavett, was editor of \u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e magazine from 1977 to 1979, and wrote a monthly column for \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003efrom 1982 to 1994. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBerendt first traveled to Savannah in the early 1980s, when he realized that he could fly there for a 3-day weekend for the price of \"a paillard of veal served on a bed of wilted radicchio\" [p. 24] in one of New York's trendier restaurants. Over the ensuing 8 years his visits became more frequent and extended, until he was spending more time in Savannah than in New York. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePart of the appeal, Berendt says, lay in the city's penchant for morbid gossip: \"People in Savannah don't say, 'Before leaving the room, Mrs. Jones put on her coat.' Instead, they say, 'Before leaving the room, Mrs. Jones put on the coat that her third husband gave her before he shot himself in the head.\" (\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, 3\/11\/94, p. 52) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSince the publication and unprecedented success of \u003cb\u003eMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil\u003c\/b\u003e, Berendt has become a Savannah celebrity and was even presented with the key to the city. \"I took it down to City Hall one night to see if it would work, but it didn't.\" (\u003ci\u003eSyracuse Post Standard\u003c\/i\u003e, 4\/5\/1994)\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 02, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lambda Literary Awards (1994)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.2\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 21\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51979080728877,"sku":"9780679751526","price":21.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/OGwzcjRnaDB6Q1JHVTEzY1MrMWFSQT09.webp?v=1775818862","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/midnight-in-the-garden-of-good-and-evil-a-savannah-story-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}