Anna Jean Mayhew is an author

Author

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 from Charlotte, North Carolina

Charlotte, North Carolina

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 who was born on January 27, 1940. She now currently resides in Hillsborough, North Carolina

Hillsborough, North Carolina

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 with her husband Jean-Michel Margot, together they have three children. Mayhew's husband is swiss born and so therefore they often travel together to Europe. During Mayhew's lifetime, she has edited medical journals and other science fiction magazines. She grew up during the times of segregation

Segregation

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 in the south and this is what inspired her to write her first novel

Novel

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 The Dry Grass of August. Mayhew is also a member of the North Carolina

North Carolina

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 Writers' Network. In this network they have competitions and writing conferences for new writers and more experienced writers. A book that Mayhew is currently writing is called Tomorrow's Bread which will be placed fifteen years after the time of her novel The Dry Grass of August. This book will be relating to the integration of public schools. According to North Carolina's department of Cultural Resources, Mayhew is also the winner of the Sir Walter Raleigh Award. This award

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recognizes work by public relations and communication professionals all over North Carolina and Mayhew was the finalist for the year of 2011.

Books Written

• Sensational South Carolina, published by Premium Press America.
• The Dry Grass of August, published April 1, 2011 by Kensington Books.
• Short story In The Garden

Book Reviews

• “A beautiful book that fans of The Help will enjoy.” --Karen White, New York Times bestselling author
• “Mayhew keeps the story taut, thoughtful and complex, elevating it from the throng of coming-of-age books.” --Publishers Weekly
• “A must-read for fans of The Help.” --Woman’s World
• "A beautifully written and important novel. Set in the 1950s South, it deals with race relations in an original, powerful way. It's also a great story about complicated family relationships, told with humor, delicacy, and penetrating insight. I wish I had written this book. (Angela Davis-Gardner, author of Butterfly's Child)