Book description
Johanna McVay is a woman who excites fear and anger in Jexville. She
is out-spoken and some say outrageous. When her nine-year-old
daughter, Duncan, is struck by lightning while dancing - a pastime
frowned upon by the religious elements of the town - some say the
uppity family got what it deserved. Duncan survives, but she is
changed forever. She now has the ability to prophesy the future, but
only in a limited aspect.
When a terrible injustice is committed in the town, Johanna will not
leave it alone. She has befriended a young woman, Mattie, who is a
mail order bride to the town barber, a brutal man.
Mattie narrates the story, and ultimately has the final say in
bringing justice for sins long buried.
