Controversial writer reissued and revisited.
In this article from CNN.com, Grau tells us about her "run-ins" with the Klu Klux Klan, who attempted to burn a cross in her frontyard 4o years ago when her Pulitzer Prize winning novel Keepers of the House was published.
This work is set in Alabama and tells the story of an affluent white man and controversial 30-year love affair with his black housekeeper. Needless to say, "the Klan" was not pleased. Yet their efforts proved futile: "The men apparently forgot to bring a shovel, and couldn't drive the cross into the ground. So it burned lying flat on Grau's yard -- not a terribly intimidating sight." Grau's work has often been the source of controversy, as many of her stories showcase black & white relations in the South.
Photograph provided by CNN.com
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