Twenty years ago, Claire maloney was the willful, pampered, tomboyish daughter of the town's most respected family, but that didn't stop her from befriending roan sullivan, a fierce, motherless boy who lived in a rusted-...Twenty years ago, Claire maloney was the willful, pampered, tomboyish daughter of the town's most respected family, but that didn't stop her from befriending roan sullivan, a fierce, motherless boy who lived in a rusted-out trailer amid junked cars. No one in dunderry, georgia--least of All Claire's family--could understand the bond between these two mavericks.