The instant New York Times bestseller! Named a LibraryReads Pick
for March 2023 and a Most Anticipated Book of 2023 by Oprah Daily,
Elle, and LitHub!
From Jeannette Walls, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of
The Glass Castle, comes a riveting new novel about an indomitable
young woman in Virginia during Prohibition.
Most folk thought Sallie Kincaid was a nobody who'd amount to nothing.
Sallie had other plans.
Sallie Kincaid is the daughter of the biggest man in a small town, the
charismatic Duke Kincaid. Born at the turn of the 20th century into a
life of comfort and privilege, Sallie remembers little about her mother
who died in a violent argument with the Duke. By the time she is just
eight years old, the Duke has remarried and had a son, Eddie. While
Sallie is her father's daughter, sharp-witted and resourceful, Eddie is
his mother's son, timid and cerebral. When Sallie tries to teach young
Eddie to be more like their father, her daredevil coaching leads to an
accident, and Sallie is cast out.
Nine years later, she returns, determined to reclaim her place in the
family. That's a lot more complicated than Sallie expected, and she
enters a world of conflict and lawlessness. Sallie confronts the secrets
and scandals that hide in the shadows of the Big House, navigates the
factions in the family and town, and finally comes into her own as a
bold, sometimes reckless bootlegger.
You will fall in love with Sallie Kincaid, a feisty and fearless,
terrified and damaged young woman who refuses to be corralled.
