{"product_id":"the-dry-grass-of-august-isbn-9781496742728","title":"The Dry Grass of August","description":"\u003cb\u003e“Taut, thoughtful, and complex.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSet in 1950s North Carolina, Anna Jean Mayhew’s instant classic coming of age novel, which evokes the writing of Sue Monk Kidd, is a heartwarming, vividly transporting 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…\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e**Includes an updated discussion guide and new letter to readers from Anna Jean Mayhew!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBright and curious, Jubie takes note of the anti-integration signs they pass, and of 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 . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInfused 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.\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Dry Grass of August\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"\u003c\/i\u003eA superior book to \u003ci\u003eThe Help\u003c\/i\u003e.\" —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNorth Carolina Literary Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Once you’ve experienced The \u003ci\u003eDry Grass of August\u003c\/i\u003e, you’ll swiftly see that Anna Jean Mayhew’s debut novel deserves all the early praise it’s getting…the power, bravery and beauty of Mayhew’s narrative is beyond contestation and well-deserving of a wide readership.” —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Mayhew keeps the story taut, thoughtful and complex, elevating it from the throng of coming-of-age books.”\u003cb\u003e —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Beautifully written, with complex characters, an urgent plot, and an ending so shocking and real it had me in tears.”\u003cb\u003e —Eleanor Brown, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Weird Sisters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “A must-read for fans of \u003ci\u003eThe Help\u003c\/i\u003e.”\u003cb\u003e —\u003ci\u003eWoman’s World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e“Because the novel is totally true to Jubie’s point of view, it generates gripping drama as we watch her reach beyond authority to question law and order.” —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “A masterful work of blending time and place.”  —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Charlotte Observer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e“A beautifully written and important novel. Set in the 1950s South, it deals with race relations in an original, powerful way. It’s also a great story about complicated family relationships, told with humor, delicacy, and penetrating insight. I wish I had written this book.” —\u003cb\u003eAngela Davis-Gardner\u003c\/b\u003e, author of\u003ci\u003e Butterfly’s Child\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Anna Jean Mayhew has a true ear for Southern speech…\u003ci\u003eThe Dry Grass of August\u003c\/i\u003e 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.” —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Pilot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e(Southern Pines, North Carolina)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A beautiful book that fans of \u003ci\u003eThe Help\u003c\/i\u003e will enjoy.” —\u003cb\u003eKaren White\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “An extraordinary, absorbing novel.” —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHistorical Novel Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnna Jean Mayhew\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eTomorrow’s Bread \u003c\/i\u003eand the Sir Walter Raleigh Award-winning novel \u003ci\u003eThe Dry Grass of August. \u003c\/i\u003eA native of Charlotte, North Carolina, she was a member of the first Board of Trustees of the North Carolina Writers' Network and a former writer-in-residence at Moulin à Nef Studio Center in Auvillar, France. 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