Resumo de Low Country - ANNE RIVERS SIDDONS

Meet Carolyn
Venable. She was born and raised in South
Carolina. She is married to Clay Venable, who owns
and operates a successful resort development company. While Clay travels around
the country, creating these fabulous vacation spots, Carolyn spends time on the
island that was passed down to her from her grandfather.

Carolyn has
battled some demons in her life. Her daughter, Kylie died when she was just ten
years old. Carolyn still has trouble coming to grips with the sailboat
accident, and she drinks sometimes to numb her pain. She also spends a lot of
time on her island. It is where she feels Kylie''s presence. She also has a lot
of love for the land where she grew up.

To Carolyn,
this island is very special. There are fragile coastal marshes, wild ponies,
and a Gullah community that has gone virtually unchanged for 100 years.

While she
has hidden in the safety of her good wife fog for several years, Carolyn
suddenly finds her island in jeopardy. It is in danger of being mowed down as a
tribute to progress. Knowing that her livelihood depends on Clay''s resort
developments, Carolyn attempts to understand that her island, as well as her
heritage may be vanishing right before her eyes.

Low
country is the story
of Carolyn Venable and her attempt to find the meaning of her life. She
confronts her drinking habit. She also confronts her inability to let her dead
daughter go. Lastly, she confronts her husband Clay. Would he really develop
this beautiful Southern island and render the Gullah culture extinct?

In my
opinion, this was quite a moving story. There are so many emotional elements.
Being a mother myself, I can''t imagine losing a child.

I also
related to the impending destruction of nature''s beauty for the sake of
vacation properties. Hell, I live in Southern California.
Here, residential developments are named for the very elements their
construction destroys.

Low
Country is different
from Ms. Siddons other books. This one just seemed very emotional to me. I have
a feeling Ms. Siddons is witnessing the destruction in the name of progress. In
an attempt to preserve all that is Southern and adored, Ms. Siddons wrote this
book.

Each reader
will perceive the story differently. Your impression will be based on your own
experiences in life. How do you feel about the area in which you live? Is there
ongoing construction there and does it bother you? How is your marriage? Your
job? Your family? You see, we all have different lives. Therefore, we will
react to the character of Carolyn Venable differently.

I have read
many of Ms. Siddons earlier books. The last one I read, John Chancellor
Makes Me Cry was rather boring, in my opinion. I enjoyed Hill Towns,
Fault Lines and Up Island. I thought Colony was too
depressing and didn''t finish it.

I would have
to say Low Country is one of Ms. Siddons better books. It is nice to
know that her work improves with time. I look forward to reading any novels she
writes in the future.

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