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Peninsula of lies
a true story of a mysterious birth and taboo love
By Ball, Edward
- ISBN
- 978-0-74323-560-0
- Publisher
- New York ; Simon & Schuster, c2004.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on January 1, 2004
While most likely to be compared to John Berendt's Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil because of its forays into the curious corners of Southern subculture, this eminently readable book is sui generis. National Book Award winner Ball (Slaves in the Family; The Sweet Hell Inside) is drawn into investigating the intriguing life of self-appointed Charleston society "matron" Dawn Langley Simmons, born Englishman Gordon ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
