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By Patricia Lee Lewis. In this historical novel, a West Texas rancher's wife in 1938 builds an alliance to break the Klan's hold on her town. Poetically written, this story has a lot of heart and a rich sense of place. Difficult emotional topics such as racism, sexual assault, and domestic violence are held in a container of natural beauty and the coziness of home.
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