Lowcountry Hurricanes

by Lynn Michelsohn

Battling Hurricanes along the South Carolina coast near Myrtle Beach . . . two tales of joy, tragedy, and survival. The Stories: Three generations of Flagg family members struggle desperately against a historic hurricane's fury at Huntington Beach in the suspenseful tale, "The Flagg Flood." A family faces two major Murrells Inlet storms with strength and courage in the charming reminiscence, "Every Sixty Years." The Series: - The first installment of Lynn Michelsohn's new series, More Tales from Brookgreen: Gardens, Folklore, Ghost Stories, and Gullah Folktales in the South Carolina Lowcountry. - Brookgreen Gardens storytellers share more history and folklore from Murrell Inlet's popular tourist attraction near Myrtle Beach. The Storytellers: Two "sixty-ish" Southern ladies serving as Hostesses at Brookgreen Gardens told these stories of the South Carolina Lowcountry to visitors during the middle of the Twentieth Century. Now, Lynn Michelsohn recounts them to a wider audience. The Setting: Created in the 1930s from four historic Lowcountry rice plantations rich with folklore, Brookgreen Gardens displays American sculpture along ancient pathways through Spanish-moss-draped live oaks. * * * Amazon reviewers praise the first series, Tales from Brookgreen * * * "the perfect mix of history and folklore told in a lovely style" "a vivid picture of the area and the people" "a must read for history buffs, folklore lovers and those that just love to hear old stories" "each of the stories are extremely well-written and make you feel like you're sitting there ... listening to the women speak their tales" "the reader experiences the chapters as oral storytelling told in the voices of the women who passed the stories along" "beautifully written stories by an author obviously familiar with the charm that is the Old South" "I heartily recommend it to everybody!"