Many thanks to NetGalley, Simon & Schuster Scribner Books for gifting me a digital ARC of the latest novel by Jeannette Walls - 4.5 stars!
Sallie Kincaid is the daughter of The Duke, the biggest man in the county at the turn of the 20th century in rural Virginia. Sallie's mother died when she was young and Duke quickly remarried and had a son. When an accident happened that Sallie was deemed at fault, she was sent to live with her aunt. It was supposed to be for only a month but ended up being 9 years. She lived quite the different life during that period - she went from a rich home to scrubbing laundry for money enough to get by at her aunt's. When she is finally allowed back home, things are very different. She soon gets involved in things she could never have imagined.
Jeannette Walls can certainly write, as proven in her memoir The Glass Castle as well as her other novels. This is such an interesting look into the times of Prohibition as viewed through Sallie's eyes. Everyone in her family had so many secrets, yet Sallie was such a strong character, trying to do what was right, even if it was not legal. She stood up and took charge when she needed to, and took care of those around her. Loved the ending!
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