From the bestselling author of The Whiskey Sea comes a stirring
novel of a young woman's survival and liberation during the Great
Depression.
In 1937, with flood waters approaching, Adah Branch accidentally kills
her abusive husband, Lester, and surrenders his body to the raging
river, only to be swept away herself.
So begins her story of survival, return to civilization, defense against
accusations of murder, and the fight to save herself and her
stepdaughter, Daisy, from the clutches of her husband's notoriously
cruel family, who have their sights set on revenge for Lester's death.
Essentially trapped, Adah must plan an escape.
But when she develops feelings for the one person essential to her
plan's success, she faces a painful choice: Will she choose to risk
everything saving Daisy or take the new life offered by a loving man?