Charleston Green: A Novel
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If Tipsy Collins learned one thing from her divorce, itâs that everyone in Charleston is a little crazyâeven if theyâre already dead.
Tipsy, a gifted artist, cannot ignore her nutty friends or her vindictive ex-husband, but as a lifelong reluctant clairvoyant, she has always avoided dead people. When Tipsy and her three children move into the house on Bennett Street, she realizes that some ghosts wonât be ignored.
Till death do us part didnât pan out for Jane and Henry Mott, who have haunted the house for nearly a century. Tipsyâs marriage was downright felicitous when compared to Jane and Henryâs ill-fated union. Jane believes Henry killed her and then himself, and Henry vehemently denies both accusations. Unfortunately, neither phantom remembers that afternoon in 1923.
Tipsy doesnât know whether to side with Jane, who seems to be hiding something under her Southern belle charm, or Henry, a mercurial creative genius. Jane and Henry draw Tipsy into their conundrum, and she uncovers secrets long concealed under layers of good manners, broken promises, and soupy Lowcountry air.
Living with ghosts, however, takes a toll on her health and possibly even her sanity. As she struggles to forge a new path for herself and her children, Tipsy has a chance to set Jane and Henry freeâand release the ghosts of her own past.
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Stephanie Alexander is a writer and a family law attorney. She has also worked in womenâs health and international development and taught sociology at the College of Charleston, South Carolina. Her background influences multiple themes in the Cracked Slipper series, including patriarchy and power dynamics, the ramifications of childhood experiences, and the myth of happily-ever-after. She lives in Charleston with her husband, their blended family of five children, and their miniature dachshund, Trinket.
Johanna Parker, an AudioFile Earphones Award winner, has earned an esteemed Audie Award and three Audie nominations. She has received high praise for her work in all genres, including her portrayal of Sookie Stackhouse in Charlaine Harris's Southern Vampire Mysteries series (the source material for HBO's True Blood), of which AudioFile has said, "Parker personifies Harris's perky Southern heroine, Sookie Stackhouse. Her splendid pacing allows listeners time to absorb the action and emotion. Listeners will be enthralled."
