Since birth, Truly has been well acquainted with death and loss. Since infancy, she's been well versed in being ostracized. She is the antithesis of her beautiful blond sister, Serena Jane. Where Serena Jane is small and slight, Truly is big and bulky. When they lose their father, Serena Jane is taken in by the Pinckertons, who will never accept Truly. They shuttle her off to the Dyersons' farm, a family as down on their luck as Truly herself. Later, in adulthood, Truly accepts another disaster as part and parcel of her life and moves into the house of the man who's made her life miserable since she was a child and who's delighted in doing so. But what can she do? The only family she has left is his son, and he's the only part of Serena Jane she has left.

This was a story unlike any I've read before and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Truly's voice rang clear throughout, and through all the trials and tribulations of being Truly, I didn't find myself feeling sorry for her or finding her whiny, but rather feeling empathetic and rooting for her. The cast of characters are rife with details and multidimensional. Tiffany Baker's debut novel has left me eager for many more to come from her. Thanks to Hachette for my review copy.