Description of ‘The Wiregrass’ by Pam Webber:
The Wiregrass is a coming of age novel about an innocent young woman who is forced to come to grips with the evil stalking the beautiful place and people she loves. Having spent every summer of her life in the small Wiregrass town of Coffee Springs, Alabama, Nettie is hoping for a respite from the unrelenting physical and emotional changes that have made her first year of high school pure misery. But fate has other plans.
A chance encounter with Mitchell, a seductively handsome, yet secretive young man, turns Nettie’s summer and her heart upside down. As their romance blooms, Nettie becomes suspicious that Mitchell is harboring a dark and dangerous secret, one that will ultimately rock the heart of the sleepy little town and have Nettie and those she loves running for their lives.
Set in 1969, the story uses the uniqueness of the Southern Wiregrass region to support engaging and captivating characters as they take the reader on a roller coaster ride of lingering emotions, from laugh out loud funny to soul crushing sadness.
Praise for ‘The Wiregrass’ by Pam Webber:
“There are deep southern traditions at work here, of memory, courage, sweetness, and sadness. This is a brave book at the same time it’s complex and gentle, and the way it honors a sense of time and place is truly remarkable.”-David L. Robbins, New York Times best-selling author of Scorched Earth and The Empty Quarter
“Webber has crafted a summer setting that is both magical and dangerous in this profound coming-of-age story. I laughed out loud. I held my breath. I anxiously pressed on for ‘just one more page’ (page after page, after page) and I cried. She has touched me on many levels in this, her first novel. Its ending has haunted me for days since finishing it. It is a book I’ll not soon forget. For this reviewer, The Wiregrass was reminiscent of To Kill a Mockingbird, Tom Sawyer, and Of Mice and Men, yet all the while it was its very own unique story written with a large measure of tenderness and grace. What a privilege to have the opportunity to read this book that is surely destined to become a best-seller!”-Lee Ambrose, Story Circle Book Reviews
About Pam Webber:
Pam Webber is the author of a nursing textbook and numerous published articles. In 2001, she was featured in the journal Nursing and Health Care Perspectives. Pam resides in Virginia with her husband. The Wiregrass is her first novel.
Giveaway of ‘The Wiregrass’ by Pam Webber:
This giveaway is open internationally for ebook or to the U.S. only for a print copy and ends on August 21, 2015. Entries are eligible via Rafflecopter only.
