SOUTHERN EXPOSURE Author:Linda Lightsey Rice Southern Exposure, a lyrical novel which examines how a South Carolina town is split apart by a brutal murder, explores contemporary ideas about sexuality and race relations. Hailed an "auspicious debut" by Publishers Weekly, it was nominated for the PEN Hemingway Award, and compared by Kirkus Reviews to early Faulkner novel... more »s. Pat Conroy calls the author, "a fiery incandescent talent."« less