Synopses & Reviews
Diane Morris, 33, a divorced single parent, balances work and home responsibilities as she drives Louisiana's rural highways to negotiate oil-drilling rights with a feisty widow, a black farmer and a self-important autocrat--neighboring land-owners whose conflicting claims embroil Diane in intrigue and intimidation, mystery and arson. "Poignant, often lyrical, very human, and very, very clever."--Philadelphia Inquirer "A smooth and quirky comic Southern story of a working woman fighting off demons past and present to find her own sweet peace of mind."--Kirkus Reviews