I heard Ms. Allison speak on South Carolina Public Radio during the Christmas break. After hearing her, I thought I would read her novel set in Greenville, SC. I am about the same age as she, and I also grew up in Greenville, SC. I was truly intrigued by her story and the characters in it. I know these characters. I and my whole family worked in the JP Stevens "cotton mills" at one time or another; my father for more than 40 years. I worked with and lived around these folks in and around the mill villages on the outskirts of Greenville, until my family finally moved out to a little house on the "White Horse Road" that she speaks of often in the book.
My only complaint, besides the very sad ending, was that some of the facts about Greenville were not correct. I know that this is a work of fiction and unless you lived there in the 50's and 60's, it wouldn't matter. It does seem, however, that if the writer was to emphasize the fact that the story was in Greenville so strongly, that she would use accurate landmark names.
Still, I enjoyed this book greatly. I highly recommend it, and I look forward to reading more of her work.
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