Low Country

By: J. Nicole Jones

Narrated by: Lisa Cordileone

J. Nicole Jones is the only daughter of a prominent South Carolina family, a family that grew rich building the hotels and seafood restaurants that draw tourists to Myrtle Beach. But at home, she is surrounded by violence and capriciousness: a grandfather who beats his wife, a barman father who dreams of being a country music star. At one time, Jones's parents can barely afford groceries; at another, her volatile grandfather presents her with a fur coat.

After a girlhood of extreme wealth and deep debt, of ghosts and folklore, of cruel men and unwanted spectacle, Jones finds herself face to face with an explosive possibility concerning her long-abused grandmother that she can neither speak nor shake. And through the lens of her own family's catastrophes and triumphs, Jones pays homage to the landscapes and legends of her childhood home, a region haunted by its history: Eliza Pinckney cultivates indigo, Blackbeard ransacks the coast, and the Gray Man paces the beach, warning of Hurricane Hazel.

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Beautiful Voice

The voice of her Nana . . .
And so much more . . .
I look forward to more.
C

Worthy of repeat readings.

Loved it. Lyrical, thoughtful prose. Funny. Sad. A memoir about family in South Carolina. Beautifully written and, combined with a very good narrator, there is true joy in the stories and the listening. Reading it again.