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    Clyde Edgerton is celebrated as a leading novelist within the Southern literary tradition, frequently compared to masters like Eudora Welty and Flannery O'Connor. While his narratives often tackle adult themes such as marriage, aging, birth, and death, they are profoundly centered on family. Through an endearing cast of eccentric characters, Edgerton delves into the intricacies of family life. His characters, possessing numerous flaws alongside considerable virtues, are so likable that readers feel a desire to share coffee, pie, and conversation with them. Drawing heavily on the storytelling heritage of the rural South, Edgerton, who grew up in North Carolina's Piedmont, imbues his novels with the authentic voice of a region where family narratives were a vital form of connection and entertainment.

    Walking Across Egypt
    Killer Diller
    North Carolina

    • North Carolina

      • 142 pages
      • 5 hours of reading

      Take a photographic journey through the spectacular scenery of North Carolina with notable landscape photographer George Humphries. From the magnificent and enigmatic Great Smoky Mountains to the green, rolling hills of Piedmont, to the stately pine-covered dunes and fragile islands of the Coastal Plain, the sheer beauty of the Tar Heel State is captured in this splendid volume. Travel along the scenic Blue Ridge Parkway and visit the grand Roanoke River. Explore the capes, islands, and beaches of North Carolina's glorious coast. Visit captivating historical sites across the state. A moving and nostalgic essay by Clyde Edgerton brings the people, culture, and history of North Carolina to life.

      North Carolina2003
      4.3

    • Killer Diller

      "Wonderful...Clyde Edgerton tells us another of his lovely tall tales." LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK REVIEW Listre, North Carolina, is jumping. The Sears twins, Ted and Ned, who run a Baptist college, have opened Nutrition House for overweight Christians. Meanwhile their Project Promise is busy matching the educationally disadvantaged with wayward youth who want to share their talents. Enter Wesley Benfield, a prime candidate for Project Promise, with a special place in his heart for Baptist songwriting, preaching, and a wide, iron-pumping girl over at the Nutrition House. The Lord only knows where Wesley will go from here.... From the Paperback edition.

      Killer Diller1992
      3.3