The Dry Grass of August: A Moving Southern Coming of Age Novel Mayhew Anna Jean
The Dry Grass of August: A Moving Southern Coming of Age Novel Mayhew Anna Jean In this beautifully written debut, Anna Jean Mayhew offers a riveting depiction of Southern life in the throes of…
Specifikacia The Dry Grass of August: A Moving Southern Coming of Age Novel Mayhew Anna Jean
The Dry Grass of August: A Moving Southern Coming of Age Novel Mayhew Anna Jean
In this beautifully written debut, Anna Jean Mayhew offers a riveting depiction of Southern life in the throes of segregation, what it will mean for a young girl on her way to adulthood--and for the woman who means the world to her . . Crammed into the Packard along with Jubie are her three siblings, her mother, and the family's black maid, Mary Luther. .On a scorching day in August 1954, thirteen-year-old Jubie Watts leaves Charlotte, North Carolina, with her family for a Florida vacation.
But she could never have predicted For as long as Jubie can remember, Mary has been there--cooking, cleaning, compensating for her father's rages and her mother's benign neglect, and loving Jubie unconditionally.Bright and curious, Jubie takes note of the anti-integration signs they pass, and of the racial tension that builds as they journey further south.