Cara Talbot is sent to live with a distant cousin, his wife,
and five sons. The stink of cattle, a tiny bedroom loft, and two brothers who resent her intrusion make life a bitter struggle.
As she copes with her grief, she finds solace in caring for an autisitic child, who helps her see the softer side of Nicolas
March, another family misfit.
Read an interview with the author:
Interview 1 / Interview 2
