In her first novel in more than ten years, betts brings her narrative gifts to bear on the powerful and moving story of a southern family in crisis. Armed with courage, humor, and a shaky faith in god, the family and the...In her first novel in more than ten years, betts brings her narrative gifts to bear on the powerful and moving story of a southern family in crisis. Armed with courage, humor, and a shaky faith in god, the family and their friends face a most devastating event--the slow death of a beloved child.