{"product_id":"the-dry-grass-of-august-9781496742728","title":"The Dry Grass of August","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\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 u","brand":"Kensington Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739774923095,"sku":"9781496742728","price":14.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781496742728.jpg?v=1720053112","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-dry-grass-of-august-9781496742728","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}