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Listen to dry grass of august by anna jean mayhew at. Books similar to the dry grass of august goodreads. However, both books provide a frontrow viewing of how white people treated black people in the late 50searly 60s. In this beautifully written debut, anna jean mayhew offe. 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. Written with unusual charm, wonderful dialogue, and a deeply felt sense of time and place, the dry grass of august is a book for adults and young people both a beautifully written literary novel that is a real pageturner, i have to add. The dry grass of august is a book that will hold your attention from beginning to end. Complete summary of anna jean mayhews the dry grass of august. Written with unusual charm, wonderful dialogue, and a deeply felt sense of time and place, the dry grass of august is a book for. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app.

Start your 48hour free trial to unlock this the dry grass of august study guide. 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. It is with surprise that june realizes that people of color are barred.

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. A girl comes of age in the tumultuous 1950s south in mayhews strong debut. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. It describes life in the mid 20th century in the south, before integration has become the law. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Goodreads members who liked the dry grass of august also liked. When yearold jubie watts goes on a florida vacation with.

Download our free nook app new members save 20% off things to do at home. 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. 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. The dry grass of august this book is very relevant to my growing up in the 50s. Listen to dry grass of august audiobook by anna jean mayhew. In 1954, thirteenyearold jubie watts takes a car trip from charlotte, north. Dry grass is wellwritten, though not as lyrical as secret life. It is told by june a young teen who is becoming aware of the world around her. 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 is anna jean mayhews first book and it reminded me a lot of the book, the secret life of bees.

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. Mayhews first novel, the dry grass of augustnow in its twelfth printingwon the sir walter raleigh award for fiction, and. On a scorching day in august 1954, thirteenyearold jubie watts leaves charlotte, north carolina, with her family for a florida vacation. Junes family maid was a loving, caring woman and very proper.

The dry grass of august kindle edition by mayhew, anna jean. Mayhews first novel, the dry grass of august, won the sir walter raleigh. 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 by anna jean mayhew penguin books.