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Heaven Is a Beautiful Place: A Memoir of the South Carolina Coast
Heaven Is a Beautiful Place A Memoir of the South Carolina Coast Author:Genevieve C. Peterkin, William P. Baldwin Born in 1928 in the small coastal town of Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, Genevieve "Sister" Peterkin grew up with World War II bombing practice in her front yard, deep-sea fishing expeditions, and youthful rambles through the lowcountry. She shared her bedroom with a famous ghost and an impatient older sister. But most of all she list... more »ened. She absorbed the tales of her talented mother and her beloved friend, listened to the stories of the region's older residents, some of them former slaves, who were her friends, neighbors, and teachers.« less