State of Surprise: Pat Conroy’s love letter to South Carolina

"There it is again – what you get over and over if you surrender yourself to South Carolina – that great surprising thing. This grand book is simply one more example of it. State of the Heart reminds us of what is best about South Carolina and her many gifted writers, the monumental power of this place to shape our memories into stories and then our stories into art." (via The State)

Rest in peace Mr. Conroy

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