The Dry Grass of August (ePub)
A Moving Southern Coming of Age Novel
(Sprache: Englisch)
In the segregated South, a young girl's life is changed forever: "A beautifully written literary novel [and] a real page-turner." -Lee Smith, New York Times-bestselling author of Blue Marlin
On a scorching day in August 1954, thirteen-year-old Jubie...
On a scorching day in August 1954, thirteen-year-old Jubie...
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In the segregated South, a young girl's life is changed forever: "A beautifully written literary novel [and] a real page-turner." -Lee Smith, New York Times-bestselling author of Blue Marlin
On a scorching day in August 1954, thirteen-year-old Jubie Watts leaves Charlotte, North Carolina, with her family for a Florida vacation. Crammed into the Packard along with Jubie are her three siblings, her mother, and the family's black maid, Mary Luther. 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 the racial tension that builds as they journey further south. But she could never have predicted the shocking turn their trip will take. Now, in the wake of tragedy, Jubie must confront her parents' failings and limitations, decide where her own convictions lie, and make the tumultuous leap to independence . . .
Infused with the intensity of a changing time, here is a story of hope, heartbreak, and the love and courage that can transform us-from child to adult, from wounded to indomitable.
"Taut, thoughtful and complex." -Publishers Weekly
"A must-read for fans of The Help." -Woman's World
"An ending so shocking and real it had me in tears." -Eleanor Brown, New York Times-bestselling author of The Weird Sisters
On a scorching day in August 1954, thirteen-year-old Jubie Watts leaves Charlotte, North Carolina, with her family for a Florida vacation. Crammed into the Packard along with Jubie are her three siblings, her mother, and the family's black maid, Mary Luther. 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 the racial tension that builds as they journey further south. But she could never have predicted the shocking turn their trip will take. Now, in the wake of tragedy, Jubie must confront her parents' failings and limitations, decide where her own convictions lie, and make the tumultuous leap to independence . . .
Infused with the intensity of a changing time, here is a story of hope, heartbreak, and the love and courage that can transform us-from child to adult, from wounded to indomitable.
"Taut, thoughtful and complex." -Publishers Weekly
"A must-read for fans of The Help." -Woman's World
"An ending so shocking and real it had me in tears." -Eleanor Brown, New York Times-bestselling author of The Weird Sisters
Autoren-Porträt von Anna Jean Mayhew
Anna Jean Mayhew
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Anna Jean Mayhew
- 2011, 304 Seiten, Englisch
- Verlag: Vanderbilt University Press
- ISBN-10: 0758267924
- ISBN-13: 9780758267924
- Erscheinungsdatum: 01.04.2011
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