| State of the Heart: South Carolina Writers on the Places They Love Contributor(s): Rogers, Aïda (Editor), Finney, Nikky (Foreword by), King Conroy, Cassandra (Afterword by) |
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ISBN: 1611179025 ISBN-13: 9781611179026 Publisher: University of South Carolina Press OUR PRICE: $39.89 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | Essays - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (0.85 lbs) 248 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: For many, South Carolina is a sunny vacation destination. For those who have been lucky enough to call it home, it is a source of rich memories and cultural heritage. In this final volume of State of the Heart, thirty-eight nationally and regionally known writers share their personal stories about places in South Carolina that hold special meaning for them. While this is a book about place, it is ultimately about people's connections to one another, to a complex, common past, and to ongoing efforts to build a future of promise and possibility in the Palmetto state. Editor A da Rogers groups the essays thematically, with poetry, vintage photographs, and even recipes introducing each section. She unites pieces by New York Times best-selling novelists Patti Callahan Henry, CJ Lyons, and John Jakes; USA Today best-selling mystery writer Susan Boyer; historians Walter Edgar, Orville Vernon Burton, and Bernard Powers; artist and author Mary Whyte; and cookbook authors Sallie Ann Robinson and the Lee Brothers--just to name a few.Nikky Finney, a South Carolina native and winner of the 2011 National Book Award for poetry, provides the foreword. The afterword is written by Cassandra King, author of six novels, including the New York Times best seller The Sunday Wife. |
Contributor Bio(s): Finney, Nikky: - Nikky Finney is a South Carolina native and winner of the 2011 National Book Award for poetry.King, Cassandra: - Cassandra King is the author of six novels, including the New York Times best seller The Sunday Wife.Rogers, Aida: - Aïda Rogers is a writer and editor whose feature journalism has won national and regional awards. Her career has included work in newspapers, television, and magazines. Rogers is a coauthor of Stop Where the Parking Lot's Full, editor of volumes 1 and 2 of State of the Heart: South Carolina Writers on the Places They Love, and coeditor of volumes 1-4 of the Writing South Carolina series of books. |