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The Moveable Feast: Jeff D. Upshaw (Twelve Days in Sunset)

  • Litchfield Country Club 619 Country Club Drive Pawleys Island, SC, 29585 United States (map)

Jeff Upshaw grew up in Memphis, Tennessee. After 35 years working for ad agencies in Memphis, Dallas, and Atlanta, he retired to catch his breath and write this book. Jeff lives in Atlanta, Georgia with his wife Ann. He has two grown children and five grandchildren. Twelve Days in Sunset is his first book and was inspired by his many visits to his grandparents' home in the tiny town of Louise, Mississippi. Bull Santee, a thirteen-year-old black boy, is being held by the sheriff of tiny Sunset, Mississippi for sneaking into a white man's back yard and brutally beating his pet dog to death. But Shy Brown knows Bull didn't do it. How did Shy, a privileged white kid from Memphis and the grandson of one of the most important men in Sunset, get involved in something as ugly and dastardly as this? What does Shy know? How does he know it? And what is he going to do about it? Limited capacity, social distancing observed, masks required. $30. Call 843.235.9600 or www.ClassAtPawleys.com.