. Melanie McClellan-Hartnett's first collection of poetry is grounded in her love and respect for the South Carolina low-country land and people she so fiercely protects and honors. "Goodbye, Oyster Girls reflects the poet's battles and loves, her hopes for a fairer South, and her observations of nature and people. Part mermaidish Ophelia … part wood nymph … Melanie McClellan-Hartnett puts her worlds of imagination and reality into her wise art." - Aida Rogers, South Carolina Writers and the Places They Love, volumes I - III