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Book SynopsisOlivia Harker grew up in Depression-era Kentucky. Ignored by her own mother, her black neighbours became her friends and playmates; their parents her guardian angels. Now, she runs a ramshackle grocery store with her beloved grandson and her difficult widowed mother. But Olivia has no idea of the long shadow cast by events of her childhood. When she finally becomes party to a decades-old mystery, she must get to grips with past betrayals before fighting to save her family, her community and her life.
Trade Review'This is real storytelling, fresh, plain-speaking but utterly absorbing' Irish Examiner. * Irish Examiner *
'Rich in atmosphere and tense as a wolf's tail, this is a chilling, enchanting and sometimes heartbreaking novel' Sunday Business Post. * Sunday Business Post *
'Carolyn Wall is a brilliant storyteller and this book is a wonderful read' O, The Oprah Magazine. * Oprah Magazine *
