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Behind the Moss Curtain And Other Great Savannah Stories Murray Silver Cristina Piva 9780972422406 Books

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Behind the Moss Curtain And Other Great Savannah Stories Murray Silver Cristina Piva 9780972422406 Books

I loved "Midnight" and was looking for another book of its kind, and not having much luck. I read a book by one of the personalities featured in "Midnight" (a book called "Hiding My Candy"). The book wasn't bad but wasn't great either. I then read a book by and about a woman who relocated to Savannah, but I found that Savannah played a way-too-small part in the book. Then I bought a used copy of "Behind the Moss..." from Amazon, and hit the jackpot. If you're looking for more information about Savannah and its odd characters, you're not going to do any better than "Behind the Moss..." if you've already read "Midnight". I have recently ordered a used copy of a more recent book by Silver through Amazon ("When Elvis Meets the Dalai Lama"). Here's hoping it's as good.


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Behind the Moss Curtain And Other Great Savannah Stories Murray Silver Cristina Piva 9780972422406 Books Reviews

I met Murray in Savannah at a book signing a couple of years ago.

I really enjoyed the section in the book concerning, Shoeless Joe. There is a lot more to Ole' Joe than bare feet and a magic cornfield! I was so impressed with his writing that I can't wait

for his next book.
I bought a copy of behind the moss curtain by Murray M. Silver during a visit to Savannah. I met Mr Silver at the book signing and he was a very nice person to talk to and welcomed me to the great City of Savannah. Once I got back to Ohio I could not put the book down. I enjoyed the book very much by Mr Silvers storytelling ability. I felt like I was sitting on a Savanah porch listening to Mr Silver speak as I read his great book. I look foward to purchasing and reading more of Murray Silver's work.

William S. Stephens
"Always tell the truth, then you do not have to remember what you said!" Silver does this very well. I laughed out loud at "Buster White's Big Fight Night," and cried reading "The Saga of Silent Stafford." I purchased this from the author, who is a unique, passionate, intelligent person. I read the book from cover to cover in 3 days...and have read various chapters more than once. An absolutely splendid addition to any library about Savannah, Ga. Non-fiction at its finest!
I have lived in Savannah now for over 20 years, and quite frankly I've been puzzled by the attention 'Midnight In The Garden of Good & Evil' has generated over the years. Don't get me wrong, it's a fun book; but it reads like fiction, and captures very little flavor of the city I know and love. Savannah is a unique Southern city, and doesn't need largely fictionalized scenes involving murderous drug-addicted hayseeds, crossdressers, and obsessive Nazi-collecting antique dealers to make up enough content for an interesting book. The only resemblance between 'Midnight' and MY Savannah is geography. You need to understand that some places just have a history, and others have a *story*. Savannah is one of those places with an amazing & layered tale to tell that goes beyond mere pedigree. 'Behind The Moss Curtain' delves into the remarkable scoundrels and heroes that made Savannah what it is today. And the amazing part about Savannah's narrative is that more often than not, the scoundrels ARE the heroes.

Reading Murray Silver's book was like talking in confidence to an old friend. But the tales being whispered are the full & intriguing backstories of some of Savannah's most famous (and infamous). And what stories! Real-life 'characters' include gangsters and rum-runners, smugglers and murderers, boxers and disgraced baseball greats. But this in not merely a collection of villains Civil Rights heroes and dogged police detectives are also featured. Of special note is the sad, gruesome tale of Jesse McKethan, a mentally-addled boy who committed a horrific crime.

This is the book I will recommend to everyone who wants to know what life in Savannah is REALLY like. Silver's book succeeds where others have failed, namely at giving the reader an insight into the Savannah that is truly hidden... behind the moss curtain.
Mr. Silver writes best when he has a real writer alongside him, as in "Great Balls of Fire" with Myra Lewis. This work is a garbled and incomplete mess. I seriously doubt a real publisher would have picked it up. Mr. Silver picked wonderful subject matter for his book, the rich and storied histories in Savannah, but he can't capture it and the book has contridictions galore. The introduction is almost unreadable, the book is often boring and not as entertaining as the personality of the author. I met him at his shop in Savannah and I heard him say over and over that evening, " I wrote Great Balls of Fire!" by way of introduction. Kind of strange, but he was engaging enough that I wanted to read this new book he was signing. "Moss Curtain" was a waste of my time and it's not worth yours.
If you are new to Savannah, you must have this book. People refer to these stories all the time. If you have lived in Savannah more than a year or more, you have already heard the stories.
I loved "Midnight" and was looking for another book of its kind, and not having much luck. I read a book by one of the personalities featured in "Midnight" (a book called "Hiding My Candy"). The book wasn't bad but wasn't great either. I then read a book by and about a woman who relocated to Savannah, but I found that Savannah played a way-too-small part in the book. Then I bought a used copy of "Behind the Moss..." from , and hit the jackpot. If you're looking for more information about Savannah and its odd characters, you're not going to do any better than "Behind the Moss..." if you've already read "Midnight". I have recently ordered a used copy of a more recent book by Silver through ("When Elvis Meets the Dalai Lama"). Here's hoping it's as good.