When Grimes gives talks or appears at book signings, people often ask her to personalize their copy of What it Means to be Southern . Tea will be served in vintage china teacups and saucers from the Inn's collection. It is the story of a man who, after dying and going to heaven, relives the most important events of his life in reverse order. Reviewers have compared the book favorably to Wallace's highly praised first novel, Big Fish , which Steven Spielberg is making into a movie. Ray in Reverse will be published in paperback this fall.
Space is limited and reservations are required.
The menu will feature seasonal products from local farms and fields, and each of the four courses will be paired with an exceptional champagne. In the days before ubiquitous blinking lights and laughing plastic Santas, Christmas decorations were often hand-made jewels of originality. Whether simple or elaborate, they were personal expressions of devotion and celebration, and they were passed down through families as cherished holiday treasures. A few years ago, The Carolina Inn, returned to the tradition of creating unique decorations that are genuine works of art and craftsmanship. Now the Inn's Twelve Days of Christmas celebration is eagerly anticipated, especially by those who are old enough to remember when Christmas was a less mass-produced holiday of wonder and surprise.