John Pea

Between Grace and Grit

History & Biography

“Ray Combs grew up in an era of great change and tension in the South. Civil Rights. Vietnam. ERA. Politics. Religion. Between Grace and Grit is a poetic homage to both his parents, navigating life as a Presbyterian preacher and a science teacher, with three children to raise. Combs revisits life before and during his family’s years in the small community of Sweetwater, North Carolina. Family history told with love and art.”