I enjoy nothing more than a good book about the south and this was one of those books. It was about the south, about dysfunctional families, took place in the 60s. There was a little mystery, a little romance and wonderful characters to love so it was a perfect book to curl up with on a long summer evening.
Tallulah left home at 16 to try to find a more stable life. She hitchhiked to California to start over and never let anyone at home know where she was. When she heard that her brother was in jail for murder, she immediately returned to Mississippi to try to help him. What she finds after 9 years away is that her family is torn apart and the town is still holding a grudge against them. The story is told during Tallulah's growing up years, when her parents basically ignored their children and left them to take care of themselves, to her grown up years when she tries to find out the real truth about her family and how the secrets and lies destroyed her family.
This was a wonderful book about family and the secrets that keep them apart. It asks the question whether love can stop the destruction of the family and bring them all together again.
Thanks to Bookish First for a copy of this book to read and review. All opinions are my own.
Tallulah left home at 16 to try to find a more stable life. She hitchhiked to California to start over and never let anyone at home know where she was. When she heard that her brother was in jail for murder, she immediately returned to Mississippi to try to help him. What she finds after 9 years away is that her family is torn apart and the town is still holding a grudge against them. The story is told during Tallulah's growing up years, when her parents basically ignored their children and left them to take care of themselves, to her grown up years when she tries to find out the real truth about her family and how the secrets and lies destroyed her family.
This was a wonderful book about family and the secrets that keep them apart. It asks the question whether love can stop the destruction of the family and bring them all together again.
Thanks to Bookish First for a copy of this book to read and review. All opinions are my own.