
Pages
305
Rating
3.88
Year
2006
Nonny Frett understands the meanings of 'rock' and 'hard place'. She's got two men in her life: her husband, easing out the back door, and her best friend, laying siege to her heart in her front yard. She has a job that keeps her in the city, yet she's drawn to a little girl stuck deep in the country. And she has two families — the Fretts, who stole her and raised her right, and the Crabtrees, who lost her and can't forget they've been wronged.
Now a random act of violence is about to set the torch to a thirty-year-old stash of highly flammable secrets. This might be just what the town needs — if only Nonny wasn't sitting in the middle of it...
A stolen baby. A lifelong feud. An explosive secret.
Endorsements
'Jackson knows how to grab a reader — and not let go' — USA Today
'A delight from start to finish' — Publishers Weekly
'A climactic ending with perfect resolution . . . even the most cynical reader will surely smile as the back cover closes' — Booklist
'Evocative and lovingly crafted' — Kirkus
'An exemplary novel' — Bookpage