The Water Is Wide: A Memoir

"A powerfully moving book . . . You will laugh, you will weep, you will be proud and you will rail." -Charleston News and Courier

Yamacraw Island was haunting, nearly deserted, and beautiful. Separated from the mainland of South Carolina by a wide tidal river, it was accessible only by boat. But for the handful of families that lived on Yamacraw, America was a world away. For years these families lived proudly from the sea until waste from industry destroyed the oyster beds essential to thei...