A Place Called Wiregrass
by Michael Morris
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Erma Lee is on the run . . . Running from an abusive husband . . . running from a mother who doesn't care -- never cared. Running from a soul-numbing factory job that has held her down her entire life ... Erma Lee and her granddaughter, Cher, flee to the town of Wiregrass, Alabama, to escape the past and start over -- or so Erma Lee thinks. Erma Lee forms an unlikely friendship with Miss Claudia, an elderly socialite who is hiding a few details about her own past. Life in Wiregrass is show more different for Erma Lee and Cher, for here they find mercy and promise -- until, that is, the day Cher's convict father arrives in town, forcing all three women to come to terms with buried secrets. show lessTags
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This was an excellent first novel. I found Erma Lee's actions and thoughts very believable, considering what her life has been like. I did get a little frustrated with some of her behavior, and the book gets a little god preachy in the middle, but the rest of the book makes up for it. A sad but hopeful ending.
Erma Lee is on the run from an abusive husband, a mother who doesn't care and a soul-numbing factory job. She and her granddaughter, Cher, flee to the town of Wiregrass, Alabama and form an unlikely friendship with Miss Claudia, an elderly socialite who is hiding a few details about her own past.
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- Original publication date
- 2002-04
- People/Characters
- Emma Lee Jacobs
- Dedication
- For Melanie - whose faith, love, and encouragement never wavered.
- First words
- "What are you wearing them sunglasses for?"
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)And just then, from the brightest corner of my mind, I hear her drawl, "Why keep love in your heart when you can give it away for free?"
- Blurbers
- Daugharty, Janice; Smith, Lee; McLaurin, Tim; Hinton, Lynne; Siddons, Anne Rivers
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- 174
- Popularity
- 187,530
- Reviews
- 3
- Rating
- (3.69)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 4
- ASINs
- 3
