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Micah Winship (also called Mike) has spent two decades building a successful journalism career in the city, but her polished urban life crumbles as she heads back to the town she left in 1963 to escape her fatherβs abuse. Now his death puts her back at the family doorstep. Faced with an old love, a feuding sister, and a scheme that threatens her family's land, Micah must navigate the tangled web of Southern family dynamics and personal trauma to uncover the truths about herself and what it means to belong. Through this journey, themes of love, loss, forgiveness, and the enduring search for a true home are explored.
First publish date: 1987
Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction
Authors: Anne Rivers Siddons
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