A novel that has drawn comparisons with the work of J. D. Salinger TrumanCapote and Flannery O8217Connor <strong>Edisto</strong> centers on one Simons EversonMa... » 

A novel that has drawn comparisons with the work of J. D. Salinger TrumanCapote and Flannery O8217Connor Edisto centers on one Simons EversonManigault a twelveyearold possessed of a vocabulary and sophistication waybeyond his years and a preadolescent bewilderment with the behavior of adults.These include his mother who is known as the Duchess and his enigmaticfathersurrogate Taurus. Imbued with a strong sense of place8212an isolatedstrip of South Carolina coast called Edisto8212Padgett Powell8217s novelis 8220truly remarkable . . . both as a narrative and in its extraordinaryuse of language8221 Walker Percy. «