Description
Mary Monroe sweeps readers back to the streets, porches, and parlors of civil-rights-era Ohio to bring to life the first steps of an enduring friendship between two girls from opposite sides of the track.
Annette Goode is a shy, awkward, overweight child with a terrible secret. Frightened and ashamed, Annette withdraws into a world of books and food. But the summer Annette turns thirteen, something incredible happens: Rhoda Nelson chooses her as a friend. Dazzling, generous Rhoda, who is everything Annette is not — gorgeous, slim, and worldly — welcomes Annette into the heart of her eccentric family, which includes her handsome and dignified father; her lovely, fragile 'Muh'Dear'; her brooding, dangerous brother Jock; and her colorful white relatives — half-crazy Uncle Johnny, sultry Aunt Lola, and scary, surly Granny Goose.
With Rhoda's help, Annette survives adolescence and blossoms as a woman. But when her beautiful best friend makes a stunning confession about a horrific childhood crime, Annette's world will never be the same.
Endorsements
New York Times bestselling author Mary Monroe
"A coming-of-age journey depicted with wit, poignancy and bite." — Publishers Weekly