Rising author Patti Lacys second novel exposes the life of Sally, set amid the shadows of prejudice in Louisiana. Since leaving her home in the South, Sally Stevens has held the secrets of her past at bay, smothering them in a sunny disposition and sugar-coated lies. No one, not even her husband, has heard the truth about her childhood. But when one of her students is violently raped, Sallys memories quickly bubble to the surface unbidden, like a dead body in a bayou. As Sallys story comes to light, the lies shes told begin to catch up with her. And as her web of deceit unravels, she resolves to face the truth at last, whatever the consequences.