Sally is a sweet-as-southern-tea wife, mother, and college professor who always tries to make people feel accepted and welcomed. The only problem? The sugar-coated lies she keeps piling up are about to come crumbling down.
As Hurricane Katrina barrels through Sally's former home of Louisiana raising worries for her brother and an estranged childhood friend, another storm rips through Sally's life. Her brightest student is assaulted and raped, and the dean needs Sally and her genteel southern ways to soothe the victim and her family. But reaching out to the wounded girl means facing a part of Sally's past she'd rather leave buried deep in the bayou. Can Sally find the strength to face the ghosts of her past and risk toppling the card-castle of lies her life has become?
While Sally is a deeply flawed character-- she is also a deeply sympathetic one. Who hasn't at one time said the nice thing instead of the actual truth, or hidden a painful experience behind a smile and a little "white" lie? What she discovers about herself and her life as she begins to finally examine who she is versus who she pretends to be is a soul journey we have all experienced (or should) at some level.
Patti Lacy tackles hard issues of rape and racism with honesty, compassion and understanding and reminds us of the value of the human soul, of hope and humor. Some scenes made me cry. Others made me laugh out loud. Great story, from one cover to the other. Definitely one I will cherish and read again.
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