Bett Norris's Books
Oct.15.2009
What's Best for Jane picks up in 1975, ten years after the close of Miss McGhee.
Aug.09.2009
Bett Norris, editor: Sandy Moore's memoir of her childhood, growing up on a cotton farm in Frost, Texas, filled with humor and fond reminiscence, told from the unique perspective and voice of a little girl who spent her days following her father, riding horses, driving tractors, fishing, drawing.
Moore's remarkable achievement in this work will provoke both laughter and tears as...
May.10.2007
When Mary McGhee moved to a small Alabama town shortly after the Second World War, she was sure she could change her life for good: a new job, a new place, and a chance for a new life. But then she met Lila Dubose, the wife of her new employer.
Set in the shadow of the civil rights movement, Miss McGhee is a sweeping tale of forbidden love in a turbulent time.
Miss McGhee is a...
About Bett
Born and raised in Alabama, I grew up about forty miles from Harper Lee's home town. It was inevitable that her novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, influenced my writing. I graduated from the University of Alabama with a BA in history and a burning desire to write...
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Causes Bett Norris Supports
NOAIDS, New Orleans, http://www.noaidstaskforce.org/...