The Wiregrass
A Novel

I could not read this book quickly enough. It took me to another time and place in my own life, back to hot, sticky summers spent with my own Ain't Pitty, Granny, and "cussins." The imagery in the author's writing took me right to the Wiregrass, and some of the southern references brought back fond......more

The Wiregrass was like no other place in the South, at least according to Momma. Named for the spidery, razor blade-like grass that thrived in the hellishly hot summers, the region was known for the uniqueness of its water. Belowground was an enormous underground lake that supplied clear water to hu......more

As usual, my five point review: Let’s start with the obvious: the sense of place in this book is phenomenal. Though I am now living in the South, the Wiregrass region was still unfamiliar to me until Nettie explained that it was both a part of the country [southeastern Alabama, southern Georgia, and......more

The Wiregrass is one of those novels that keep you up all night long and make you snap at folks expecting a response from you on some unimportant, mundane household problem. Supper comes to mind. The only part I didn't enjoy was the last page. We open with school's summer break, with the car trip fr......more

I was given this book for an honest review. The Wiregrass by Pam Webber is a coming of age story written about a time when small towns were safe, neighbors were friends, and kids could wander around after dark safely. However, this was also a time when evil deeds of men were not spoken about publicl......more