She's had no education, and you can't call what her father's been trying to give her "Love." So at seventeen, fay jones leaves home, carrying a purse with half a pack of cigarettes and two dollar bills. She's headed for ...She's had no education, and you can't call what her father's been trying to give her "Love." So at seventeen, fay jones leaves home, carrying a purse with half a pack of cigarettes and two dollar bills. She's headed for the bright lights and big times of biloxi, and even she knows she needs help getting there.