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Author:
J. Nicole Jones
Publisher:
Catapult
Date:
April 13, 2021
In this debut memoir, a South Carolina native explores her coming of age in a beach town where generations of her family have both gotten rich and hit bottom while serving vacationers oblivious to the haunting histories of the region and local communities.
What The Reviewers Say
Jones grew up in a place famous for wide sandy beaches and an aggressive, fun-in-the-sun tourism industry.
Starting with the narrator’s account of seeing the ghost of a woman she once knew, we are pulled into the depths of a landscape made vivid through its densely layered stories. Jones takes this responsibility seriously, as she carefully uncovers detail after detail of her experience of South Carolina, providing a more dynamic sense of setting. In addition to gaining leeway by including the supernatural, Jones also takes liberties with embellishing the story.
There is sharp prose.
Jones has succeeded in the role of family archivist, imploring us to see that the story of the Jones family is the story of South Carolina, and the story of J. Nicole Jones is the story of the women who preceded her. Low Country teaches the ways family is born out of place, and the ways we are born out of each other.
