{"product_id":"2940169348705","title":"Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (Abridged)","description":"\u003cp\u003eShots rang out in Savannah¿s grandest mansion in the misty, early morning hours of May 2, 1981.  Was it murder or self-defense?  For nearly a decade, the shooting and its aftermath reverberated throughout this hauntingly beautiful city of moss-hung oaks and shaded squares.  John 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\u003cp\u003e        It 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.  These 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\u003cp\u003e         \u003ci\u003eMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil: A Savannah Story\u003c\/i\u003e is a sublime and seductive reading experience.  Brilliantly conceived and masterfully written, this enormously engaging portrait of a most beguiling Southern city is certain to become a modern classic.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47161786138864,"sku":"2940169348705","price":11.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169348705_p0.jpg?v=1763680431","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169348705","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}