A Place Called Wiregrass (Paperback)

by Michael Morris (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Review
"...truly inspiring and uplifting without ever being preachy or didactic. A real page turner with very strong characters."- (--Le Smith, author of The Last Girls )

"Erma Lee is a wonderful character ...It is hard to believe that Wiregrass is a first novel." (--Anne Rivers Siddons, author of Nora, Nora ) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Description
Winner of a 2003 Christy Award, honoring the best in Christian fiction!

Erma Lee is on the run. Running from an abusive husband. Running from a mother who doesn't care. Never cared. Running from all that has held her down her entire life.

She and her granddaughter, Cher, flee to the town of Wiregrass where they can escape the past and start over--or so Erma Lee thinks. But adversity seems to follow Erma Lee no matter what town she calls home.

However, not everything is the same in Wiregrass. There Erma Lee meets Miss Claudia: kind, gracious, merciful and hiding secrets from her own past. And in Miss Claudia, Erma Lee meets a true friend. Life holds promise until Cher's convict father arrives in town, forcing all three women to come to terms with buried secrets.
Winner of a 2003 Christy Award, honoring the best in Christian fiction, this novel by Michael Morris captures the essence of the Deep South. Written with truth and grit, the story is woven with characters that will stay in your heart long after you have put the book back on the shelf.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 359 pages
• Publisher: RiverOak Publishing (May 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1589199669
• ISBN-13: 978-1589199668
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (49 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,325,952 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I would give it 10 stars if I could!, November 10, 2003

By	Soozie4Him (Chicago suburbs) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

What first attracted me to this book was the fact that it won the "Christy Award" for the best first novel. But what kept me reading past the first chapter was the realistic, delightful character of Erma Lee. When we first meet her, Erma Lee has left her no-good abusive husband. She takes her granddaughter Cher with her. They find a town called Wiregrass, Alabama where Erma Lee finds a job, friendship and a whole new life in the person of Miss Claudia, a wealthy older lady.

The author shows how being a survivor of bad circumstances isn't something just for the poor - even Miss Claudia has her secrets. This book is almost impossible to put down. The story line is so believable, and the writing style is incredible. I can't wait to read Michael Morris's next book!

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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars REAL WOMEN AND REAL LIFE, September 29, 2004

By	LORNA E. (VERO BEACH, FLA) - See all my reviews

FINALLY A NOVEL ABOUT SOUTHERN WOMEN THAT DOES NOT PAINT THEM AS DIRT EATING FOOLS! THE WRITER SHOWS THE READER TWO DIFFERENT LIFESTYLES FROM THE RURAL WORKING CLASS TO THE OLD MONEY WHEELS OF SMALL TOWN LIFE. i VERY MUCH ENJOYED THE MAIN CHARACTER, ERMA LEE, EVEN THOUGH I CAN'T SAY THAT I LIKED HER. IT IS THE MORE REFINED MISS CLAUDIA THAT WON MY HEART. I FINISHED THIS NOVEL THINKING THAT I NEED A MISS CLAUDIA IN MY OWN LIFE. THIS IS REAL LIFE (FRIENDSHIP, FAITH, HURTS AND DREAMS). A SOLID FIRST NOVEL THAT LEFT ME WANTING TO KNOW MORE ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS TO ERMA LEE.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A touching story!, June 22, 2004

By	Deb "debs4jc" (KS, United States) - See all my reviews

Erma Lee is an abused wife who runs off to Wiregrass with her granddaughter Cher. The story is told from Erma's point of view, so you understand why she does what she does even if it doesn't make sense. The relationships and chracters are the heart of this book. I was very touched by them and I could have almost cried at the ending. This novel is well deserving of the Christy Award that it received.