Whispers of the South

In a style both lyrical and historical, Murriel Moore Meadows, in her book Whispers of the South, traces the Howell side of her family through their struggles to survive, endure, and prosper. From the isle of Wales, across the Atlantic to Jamestown, then on to the Carolinas, and finally to Twiggs County, Georgia, the author takes you through courtship and marriage, childbirth and loss, the Civil War and recovery, rural churches and bush arbor meetings, and “King Cotton” and the boll weevil.

Mrs. Meadows takes you inside her childhood family, showing the strength and courage of her mother, Erlene Padgett Moore, who kept the farm going and the family intact when her husband is charged in the death of another man on the Ocmulgee River at Graham Lake.