State of the Heart: South Carolina Writers on the Places They Love - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1611172500 ISBN 13: 9781611172508

Publisher: University of South Carolina Press, 2013

Synopsis

In State of the Heart, Aïda Rogers has crafted an artful love letter to our state, with contributions from a host of nationally and regionally recognized writers who've written short essays on the South Carolina places that they cherish. This anthology provides a multifaceted historical and personal view of the Palmetto State.

Thematically organized, this collection offers a geographic and emotional scope that is as diverse as its contributors. Sportswriters describe beloved arenas; historians reflect on church ruins and forts. A playwright recalls the magic of her first theater experience; a food writer revels in a coastal joint that serves fresh oysters. Backyards, front porches, a small library at a children's home, the drama and camaraderie of building the Savannah River Site, and places that are gone except in the memories of the writers who loved them―these are just a few of the locales covered, all showing how South Carolina has changed and inspired people in a variety of ways.

State of the Heart evokes a sense of history and timelessness by bringing together heartfelt responses to South Carolina locales rooted in memory, drawing on reflection, inspiration, and love. The anthology reveals a state that is more than a playground for tourists; it's a state of human hiding places that echo in the hearts of its literary citizens. Though presented as a book about place, the collection is ultimately about our shared connections to one another, to a complex common past, and to ongoing efforts to frame and build a future of promise and possibility.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

A collection of heartfelt recollections of place from a pantheon of Palmetto State writers

About the Author:

Aïda Rogers is a writer and editor whose feature journalism has won national and regional awards. She has worked in newspapers, television, and magazines, and with Tim Driggers as coauthors of Stop Where the Parking Lot's Full, a guidebook to South Carolina's favorite restaurants. She lives in Columbia.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1611172500
• ISBN 13: 9781611172508
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 223
• Editor: Rogers Aïda