Book description
Clea Shine has grown up tough because she had to. Her mother s
drinking, her husband s philandering, and the poverty of her youth have
hardened her. After one betrayal too many, she packs her kids into the
car and drives home - to the clapboard house of the woman who raised
her, Jerusha Lovemore. Clea and Jerusha have a bond beyond blood, a
respect for the sacrifices they have made for one another, and something
as deep and as powerful as love. Their relationship is tested as Clea
delves into her past, searching through the wreckage of a troubled youth
for clues as to why her happiness is so elusive. A storm is coming to
this Mississippi town, and it will blow the roof from the house,
exposing the secrets that have been kept from Clea her entire life.
Clea Shine has grown up tough because she had to. Her mother s drinking,
her husband s philandering, and the poverty of her youth have hardened
her. After one betrayal too many, she packs her kids into the car and
drives home - to the clapboard house of the woman who raised her,
Jerusha Lovemore. Clea and Jerusha have a bond beyond blood, a respect
for the sacrifices they have made for one another, and something as deep
and as powerful as love. Their relationship is tested as Clea delves
into her past, searching through the wreckage of a troubled youth for
clues as to why her happiness is so elusive. A storm is coming to this
Mississippi town, and it will blow the roof from the house, exposing the
secrets that have been kept from Clea her entire life.
