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Chapters (40)
  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Epigraph
  6. Marion County
  7. Part One
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  12. Part Two
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  18. Part Three
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  26. Part Four
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  35. Camilla
  36. Acknowledgments
  37. Discover More
  38. About the Author
  39. Also by Attica Locke
  40. Praise for Attica Locke’s

To my East Texas family: Thank you to my dad, Gene Locke, for staying with me in a cabin on Caddo Lake when I was too scared to stay by myself. And thanks to my grandmother Jean Birmingham for letting us borrow your pistol. To my mom, Sherra, thank you for keeping me anchored in where I come from and for your bluesy sense of humor. Thank you, Tembi, my sister and sharer of my earliest memories in Coldspring and Lufkin and Marshall. You’re my road dog till the end. Thanks also to my stepmother, Aubrey, for laying out the welcome mat all the times I’ve come to stay at the country house in San Jacinto County to get a little East Texas dirt under my feet. And to all of my Texas family, thank you for your stories and your love and support.

To the folks in Jefferson and Caddo Lake, who helped me write this book: Thanks to Randie and Sam Canup, owners of the Hoot ’n Holler guest cottage in Uncertain, Texas, for a gorgeous stay on the lake (and if you’re the ones who paid for my lunch anonymously at the Big Pines Lodge on my last day in town, thank you for that too). Thanks to Captain Ron and his lovely companion Jean, from Manchester, England, who run Captain Ron’s Swamp Tours in Karnack, Texas. You helped me see the interior of one of the most majestic places on earth, and I thank you for that. To Tammy and David Griot, owners of the White Manor Oak B&B in Jefferson, thanks for your hospitality. The amazing guitar collection in your hotel was worth the trip.

To Dr. Cheryl Arutt, thanks for the psychological care you provide, for which I am forever grateful. There would be no book(s) without our Thursday mornings.

And finally, to my two greatest loves: Clara, in your eyes, I am reminded why storytelling matters so much. I have seen the way books have grown your heart and mind, and it’s my greatest privilege to share a love of books with you. And to Karl, my best friend, my patient partner, I am so thankful I have a husband who supports my creative life. Thanks for making space for me to write books. I love you dearly.

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