A Southern Girl by John Warley. “Set mostly in Charleston, as well as the beach at Sullivan's Island, it tells the story of a conservative, aristocratic southern family's adoption of a Korean orphan and her introduction into Charleston society. You can imagine the tensions, the drama, the conflicts because conservative and aristocratic as the protagonist's family is, he loves his little girl more than anything in the world. It's a great story, beautifully and humanely told, that will appeal to both men and women. It kept me up late turning pages. Plus it is the first book issued by Story River Books, a new imprint edited by Pat Conroy for the U. of S.C. Press, and the endorsements and Word of Mouth on it are really promising.”
