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Mayhews first novel, the dry grass of august, won the sir walter raleigh award for fiction, and was a finalist for the book award from the southern independent booksellers alliance. The dry grass of august by anna jean mayhew goodreads. Along with their colored maid mary, the watts family takes a road trip down to florida, looking for the chance to escape from the pressures of daytoday life in north carolina. The dry grass of august is a carefully researched, beautifully written, quietly told tale of love and despair and a look backward at the way it was back then in the south. The dry grass of august tells the story of jubie watts, who gains wisdom beyond her years of life during the summer of 1954. The dry grass of august is anna jean mayhews first book and it reminded me a lot of the book, the secret life of bees.

Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. In august of 1954, we took our first trip without daddy, and stell got to use the drivers license shed had such a fit about. Mayhews first novel, the dry grass of augustnow in its twelfth printingwon the sir walter raleigh award for fiction, and. Dry grass is wellwritten, though not as lyrical as secret life. On a scorching day in august 1954, thirteenyearold jubie watts leaves charlotte, north carolina, with her family for a florida vacation. Find books like the dry grass of august from the worlds largest community of readers. It is with surprise that june realizes that people of color are barred. Anna mayhew artfully mades the characters come alive. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. The dry grass of august this book is very relevant to my growing up in the 50s. A girl comes of age in the tumultuous 1950s south in mayhews strong debut. Most of our families could not afford maids or servants, but living in a town where negros had to be off the streets at night. Goodreads members who liked the dry grass of august also liked.

Start your 48hour free trial to unlock this the dry grass of august study guide. Listen to dry grass of august by anna jean mayhew at. Mayhews first novel, the dry grass of august, won the sir walter raleigh. The dry grass of august by anna jean mayhew, paperback. However, both books provide a frontrow viewing of how white people treated black people in the late 50searly 60s. It was just a little card saying she was estelle annette watts, that she was white, with hazel eyes and brown hair. It describes life in the mid 20th century in the south, before integration has become the law. When yearold jubie watts goes on a florida vacation with. Books similar to the dry grass of august goodreads. In this beautifully written debut, anna jean mayhew offe. The pilot southern pines, north carolina deeply felt, lasting relationships formed in the mid20th century south between white families and the africanamerican women who took care of them.

Buy a cheap copy of the dry grass of august book by anna jean mayhew. She has been writerinresidence at moulin a nef studio center in auvillar, france, and was a member of the first board of trustees of the north carolina writers network. The dry grass of august is a book that will hold your attention from beginning to end. It is told by june a young teen who is becoming aware of the world around her. Junes family maid was a loving, caring woman and very proper.