The Kingdoms of Savannah

I have never been to Savannah, Georgia. I've always pictured it as a hauntingly beautiful place though. THICK with history and this book simply cemented all that. Right from the start the author let's it be known that while the story is fiction, there are certain events in this book that most certainly are not. George Dawes Green shows us a side of Savannah the rest of us would probably never see as outsiders. He gives us the good, the bad and the ugly and I was here for all of it. And in the center of all of that we have Morgana Musgrove and her grown children. All who are aware of said parts of Savannah society. A local man has been murdered and Morgana gets hired by the prime suspect to do some digging. But a lot more than a murder will be uncovered by the end of it all.

Lately books seem to keep finding me at just the right time. I don't believe I would have heard of The Kingdoms of Savannah if a review copy wasn't sent my way by Celadon Books. This was a perfect escape.

First off, before you snag this one, just know it's not a fast read. It's not meant to be. It's chock full of atmosphere, mystery and Savannah's history...a lot of which isn't good. It's meant to be digested and contemplated. I love books like this once in a while.

Aside from the historical portion of this one, there is also a family dynamic at play. One that is dysfunctional on a level that defies logic (at least for me