A fast-moving novel of human emotion and suspense.
A story of human emotion and struggle as seen through the eyes of four inhabitants of a small Southern city. Howard Colby struggles against not only the values of his rich father and the social climate of his birthplace, but also his own emotions. As a black policeman, Jimmy Collins must contend not only with the lingering prejudices of the white community, but contempt from the black community as well. Beverly Williams must contend with the poverty and despair of growing up on the east side as she struggles to free herself from the fears and doubts that plague her life. Chief of Police Jim Crandal is torn between the old and the new as he struggles to maintain his political base in the face of social change. The Magnolias Still Bloom is a story of greed, power, murder and raw emotion.