If any one writer brought attention and interest in St. Simons Island, it was Eugenia Price. Ms. Price was born in West Virginia, as was I, and after graduating from Northwestern University she began writing and producing for radio and television. With the publication of her first book, Discoveries in 1952, her career as an author began. On a promotional book tour, she discovered St. Simons Island and the story of Anson Dodge, the young man who built Christ Church in honor of his late wife in the 1880's. His story captivated her and she then moved to St. Simons and within the next decade had written three novels which spanned three generations of the Dodge family. This Trilogy brought readers from all over the world to visit our wonderful area.
Ms. Price built her island home, appropriately named "The Dodge" and lived the remainder of her life here. She died in May, 1996 and was buried at Christ Church. Kudos to the great Eugenia Price for her body of work and her love of St. Simons Island.
I am interested in how many of you are familiar with the work of Eugenia Price.
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