Just after her mother's funeral, five-year-old Holly is dropped off by her father at her grandfather's South Carolina dairy farm. It will be 30 years before Holly sees her father again-plenty of time to develop a fondness for drinking and video poker. And also plenty of time to contemplate why her father abandoned her. 'Loss and redemption take center stage in story writer Allison's beautifully written debut novel.'-Publishers Weekly, starred review