As a young bookseller at Lemuria in the late 70s I became intrigued with the writer Ellen Douglas. She visited the store a few times and introduced herself as Josephine Haxton. I couldn’t believe my lucky stars that I had met another Mississippi writer and one who had a PEN NAME at that, and who was so very nice to me and interested in the store and my recommendations! Shortly after that Jo moved to Jackson full time, and we got to know her.
She continued to become one of the true voices in Mississippi letters. I believe her writing about human relationships, and the relationships between blacks and whites, women particularly, is her particular and outstanding legacy in literature. She became a wonderful friend and supporter of Lemuria. I am thrilled to see her in this book acknowledging and celebrating her contribution to MS arts and letters.
-Valerie
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