In this masterful new novel, set in 1950s North Carolina, the acclaimed author of The Road to Bittersweet and The Education of Dixie Dupree brings to life an unforgettable young heroine and a moving story of family love tested to its limits.
Though she tries to bury her misgivings for the sake of her mama\'s happiness, Sonny doesn\'t need a willow branch to divine that a reckoning is coming, bringing with it heartache, violence--and perhaps, a fitting and surprising measure of justice..
Fowler\'s bigoted taunts.
Even her bond with Daniel begins to collapse under the weight of Mr.
Fowler\'s disturbing influence in her world.
But uncanny as that skill may be, it won\'t be enough to offset Mr.
Sonny has a talent for divining water--an ability she shared with her father and earns her the hated nickname water witch in school.
Sonny is dismayed when her mama accepts Frank Fowler\'s offer; even more so when Sonny\'s best friend, Daniel, points out that the man has ulterior motives.
When a tragic accident claims his life, her stricken family struggles to fend off ruin--until their rich, reclusive neighbor offers to help finance that year\'s cotton crop.
She, her two brothers, and her parents work hard on their land--hoeing, planting, picking--but only Sonny loves the rich, dark earth the way her father does.
For twelve-year-old Martha Sonny Creech, there is no place more beautiful than her family\'s cotton farm.
In this masterful new novel, set in 1950s North Carolina, the acclaimed author of The Road to Bittersweet and The Education of Dixie Dupree brings to life an unforgettable young heroine and a moving story of family love tested to its limits
