Dolly Blackwood

The low country life comes alive in this lively tale of an advertising exec who gives up his dream of sailing to places unknown in order to help care for his bird watching mother in her beloved South Carolina sea island. Together they "watch" the birds (his mother is going blind) and reminisce about the birding life and all of life's twists and turns. A shared longing that threads its way through the book surprises you in the end, and at last, the main character sings his own birdsong. Read the book, for the story, but for the beautiful language, interesting characters, and to simply fall in love with South Carolina's low country!