West Virginia is hidden, and nothing is more hidden than the lives of its women.
Lizzie: the furious source, who, though dead, lives and moves within each relationship, the strength of her memories spanning generations.
Jenna: the young daughter who, in a desperate effort to alleviate her mother\'s pain, falls flat when confronted by an unexpected reality.
Carmen: a mother who tries to explain.
Four different women "speak their piece" in This novel: Lorraine: a daughter abandoned by her mother.
West Virginia is hidden, and nothing is more hidden than the lives of its women