{"product_id":"midnight-in-the-garden-of-good-and-evil-a-savannah-story-1","title":"Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil: A Savannah Story","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil: A Savannah Story\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eJohn Berendt\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780679429227\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eRandom House\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e1994\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003eHardcover\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eFirst Edition\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e388\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition: \u003c\/b\u003eUsed Copy\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\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.\u003cbr\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. \u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Random House","offers":[{"title":"Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil: A Savannah Story | John Berendt | Hardcover | 9780679429227 | Used: Very Good | Back Stacks G 1746664","offer_id":48841938174104,"sku":"1746664","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil: A Savannah Story | John Berendt | Hardcover | 9780679429227 | Used: Very Good | Back Stacks I 1754104","offer_id":49002825482392,"sku":"1754104","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil: A Savannah Story | John Berendt | Hardcover | 9780679429227 | Used: Like New | Back Stacks B 1756014","offer_id":49146518634648,"sku":"1756014","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil: A Savannah Story | John Berendt | Hardcover | 9780679429227 | Used: Like New | Back Stacks I 1758524","offer_id":49178563313816,"sku":"1758524","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/91Tf6ZpDi1L.jpg?v=1775232156","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/midnight-in-the-garden-of-good-and-evil-a-savannah-story-1","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}