Garden & Gun Magazine

by 
Jed Portman 

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Georgia
O'Connor Convergence

When the author Flannery O'Connor, born and raised in Savannah, needed a quiet place to reflect and write her sly and sometimes prickly observations on Southern life, she retreated to her family farm, Andalusia, in Milledgeville. She spent her final years there, as well. The farm is now open to the public, and this spring, it will host a series of talks that explore the echoes of her legacy. The Andalusia Farm Lecture Series will bring a stream of authors, academics, and O'Connor fans to the back parlor of the main house each Sunday in February at 3:00 p.m. to discuss subjects that range from Southern foodways to true crime, seen through the lens of the author's works. Each lecture will conclude with a light reception for the speaker and attendees. First up, Toni Morrison scholar Carolyn Denard delves deep into the work of the two powerhouse female writers.-andalusiafarm.org

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