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Born in 1894 in rural Texas, Myrtle Shilling lost her mother in 1901.
Her bereft father, George Riley (G.R.) Shilling arranged care for his daughter
through others in Texas and Oklahoma while pursuing employment that left little
time for direct contact with her. Reaching middle age with minimal knowledge
of and many questions about her parents' life together, Myrtle longed for
answers. In 1942, a request by her father that she attend his brother's funeral in
Texas leads to an encounter with Mary Pruitt. That sweet, elderly lady reveals
George's early, life-altering experience with violence, her parents' courtship
and marriage and the end of their life together. The detailed, intimate information
conveyed raises more questions: Who is Mary Pruitt? How does she know
what she so credibly and vividly reveals? Follow as Myrtle learns what her
father did not tell her of the violent men with whom he struggled, the effect of
those struggles on his marriage and the ultimate resolution of the Mystery of
Mary Pruitt.
