An absorbing, well crafted novel.
Tallulah, a young girl, has parents with an extreme volatile relationship. Her father suffers from severe manic depression, and her mother doesn't really want to be a mother... but has four children.
At a young age, Tallulah takes the responsibility of protecting her family’s reputation and raising her younger siblings, her only assistance is her older brother and her very Southern "old school" grandmother.
In her teens she escapes to the promise of California, only to discover that even with great distance, the dysfunction of her childhood is still very much a part of her life.
When the disaster of her siblings upbringing causes one of her brothers to commit a terrible crime, Tallulah must return home to try to piece her family back together again.
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