Blogs in July 2020

Beach House Memories 13th July 2020

Autumn brings haunting beauty to the sun-soaked dunes on Isle of Palms, where Olivia “Lovie” Rutledge lives in her beloved Primrose Cottage. As the seasons change, Lovie remembers one special summer… In 1974, America is changing, but Charleston remains...

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Celia Garth 13th July 2020

This is a story about a girl who wanted things to happen to her. Celia Garth lived in Charleston, South Carolina, during the American Revolution. She had blond hair and brown eyes and a sassy face, and she worked...

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Islands 13th July 2020

A poignant novel of the love that unites us and the secrets that drive us apart, Islands is New York Times bestselling author Anne Rivers Siddons at her lyrical best—a glorious evocation of the people and the place she...

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Girls in Trucks 13th July 2020

Meet Sarah Walters, a Camellia Society debutante with a weakness for bad ideas. Sarah’s mother lectures her on etiquette but tends to get loose after a few gins. Still, Sarah tries to follow the debutante code – after all,...

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Scarlet Sister Mary 13th July 2020

Julia Peterkin pioneered in demonstrating the literary potential for serious depictions of the African American experience. Rejecting the prevailing sentimental stereotypes of her times, she portrayed her black characters with sympathy and understanding, endowing them with the full dimensions...

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