Drawing on the little-known true story of one tragic night at an Ozarks dance hall in the author’s Missouri hometown this beautifully written endearingly nostalgic novel picks up 50 years later for a folksy character-driven portrayal of small-town life split second decisions and the ways family secrets reverberate through generations. From the new Fannie Flagg of the Ozarks a richly-woven story of family forgiveness and reinvention for readers of Kristy Woodson Harvey Donna Everhart Sue Monk Kidd Jeannette Walls and Rita Mae Brown… "Anderson weaves a rich and poignant tale of a small Ozarks town's factual tragedy its generational secrets and the juxtapose of searching and belonging. Vivid and evocative this is a debut to savor." —Kim Michele Richardson New York Times bestselling author of The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek series on The Flowers Sisters Daisy Fl