{"product_id":"midnight-in-the-garden-of-good-and-evil","title":"Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil","description":"\u003cp\u003eGun shots rang out in the grandest mansion in Savannah, Georgia, in the early hours of May 2, 1981. Was it murder, or self-defence?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor nearly a decade, the shooting, and its aftermath, reverberated throughout this hauntingly beautiful city of moss-hung oaks, and shaded squares.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJohn 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\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Berendt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43388115779753,"sku":"9780099521013","price":7.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/9518\/0962\/files\/9780099521013_a48d7c08-b66c-42f5-bb30-120afeb61299.jpg?v=1699676924","url":"https:\/\/roseyravelstonbooks.com.au\/products\/midnight-in-the-garden-of-good-and-evil","provider":"RoseyRavelston Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}