She sniffed and leaned into the steering wheel. The road ahead of her blurred, and Bev shook tears out of her eyes. He hadn’t even had time to put his foot to the brake pedal. The truck driver, the very last person to see her alive, had said that she’d shot right out in front of him, a human cannonball to her last breath. Especially the one from two days ago, looking at Diana for the last time at the funeral home, still and serene in death as she’d never been in life. She couldn’t shut off her mind, or stop the memories. Trouble was, there was no peace and quiet inside Bev’s head. Louis to Little Rock had stretched like an eternity. An occasional grunt would have been enough. How many times during the school year did she dream impossible dreams of perfect quiet and tranquility? Now here she sat, stuck in a rental van with a mute fourteen-year-old for an entire day, and she yearned for conversation, idle chatter, or even whining. * BingeBooks earns revenue from qualifying purchases as an Amazon Associate as well as from other retail partners.
You'll be happy to enter it and sad to leave." -Lorna Landvik "The world Elizabeth Bass has created is full of life, humor, heartache and hope. It's a perfect balance of humor and heartache, a sweetly satisfying novel that will stay with the reader long after the final page is turned." -Susan Wiggs "An exuberant celebration of life, love, family and friendship, told with a sassy Texas flair. "Readers of all ages can enjoy this thoughtful story of two families overcoming tremendous challenges." -VOYA
"Bass draws her characters, particularly the adolescents, very well." - Publishers Weekly Instead she learns of the complicated history between her mother and aunt, how guilt can shut down a life-and most important, how love and forgiveness can open a door and make us whole again. In desperation, Alabama sets out to find her late father's family. They clash about money, clothes, boys, and especially about Diana. But between her commitment-phobic boyfriend and her precarious teaching position, Bev's life is already in upheaval without an unruly teenager around.Īll Alabama knows about Aunt Bev is what her mother told her-and none of it was good. She longs to provide a stable home for Diana's fourteen-year-old daughter, Alabama. Yet if Diana caused problems while alive, her death leaves Bev in a maelstrom of remorse. And then came the betrayal that took away the future Bev dreamed of. Growing up, Diana was difficult and selfish yet always their mother's favorite. No one could blame Bev Putterman for becoming estranged from her sister. From the acclaimed author of Miss You Most of All comes a heartfelt, wonderfully affirming novel of sisterhood, healing, and new beginnings.
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