Reply #48: ty for your further book recs. [View All]

[dixiegrrrrl]

To anyone who might be interested, our town has a famous an annual condensed version of
"To Kill a Mockingbird", every May, locals play the characters, first half takes place outside the courthouse, 2nd half everyone moves into the famous courthouse court room, which is closed the rest of the year. big tourist draw, sells out months in advance ( tho in this new economy, who knows).
The 1st story of the historic courthouse is now a Mockingbird Museum, open daily.
Lots of stuff related to Ms. Lee and Capote, and to other well known artists, like the Gee's Bend quilts.

Ms. Lee's sister, Alice Lee, is 90 something and still goes every day to her law office.
My next door neighbor has her over for lunch once in awhile, I say hi but don't intrude.

I loved Ferrol Sams and read his books many years ago, then more recently.
Pat Conroy seems to write under the influence of something that makes him ramble
( that is all I will say about that) but can be an education to read.
I will look into the Water is Wide...do I have a memory of that being a movie also?