When successful New York editor jen gibbs discovers a decaying slush-pile manuscript on her desk, she has no idea that the story of sarra, a young mixed-race woman trapped in appalachia at the turn of the twentieth centu...When successful New York editor jen gibbs discovers a decaying slush-pile manuscript on her desk, she has no idea that the story of sarra, a young mixed-race woman trapped in appalachia at the turn of the twentieth century, will both take her on a journey and change her forever. Happy with her life in the city, and at the top of her career with a new job at vida house publishing, jen has left her appalachian past and twisted family ties far behind.