“An impressive, gifted storyteller.”—Katherine V. ForrestMary McGhee is a legend—heroic to some, hated by others. Her dead lover’s inheritance has fueled resentment among a dispossessed family, and in
When Mary McGhee moved to a small Alabama town shortly after the Second World War, she was sure she could change her life for good: a new job, a new place, and a chance for a new life. But then she me