A Place Called Wiregrass
Written by Michael Morris
Reviewed by M. Buckman
A Place Called Wiregrass
By Michael Morris
RiverOak Publishing, 2002
ISBN 1-58919-966-9-46-612-00000
Reviewed by Michelle Buckman
With gritty characters and an underlying thread of Christianity, author Michael Morris captures the spirit of the south in his premier novel A PLACE CALLED WIREGRASS.
As the story opens, Erma Lee hits the breaking point. Her husband has abused her for years. Her drug-addict daughter has landed in jail. And Erma Lee is raising her granddaughter. When an accident at work brings ridicule from her mother and further abuse from her husband, Erma Lee finally flees her hometown to seek a new life – in Wiregrass. There, Erma Lee settles into a rented mobile home and takes a job in a school cafeteria, but her life finally starts coming together when she accepts a position as companion to Miss Claudia, a fatally ill woman. With Southern grace and tenacity, Miss Claudia helps Erma Lee develop confidence in herself and rejuvenates her faith in God.
Michael Morris writes so convincingly of living with abuse and within limited budgets, readers will find themselves clipping coupons and thinking twice about spending money while living within the pages of this story. Erma Lee leads the reader carefully into her life, to share the secrets she and Miss Claudia finally disclose to each other.
