The River Widow

From the bestselling author of The Whiskey Sea comes a stirring novel of a young woman's survivaland liberation during the Great Depression.

On arain-drenched night in January 1937, the rising floodwaters of the Ohio Riverencroach on the tobacco farm Adah Branch shares with her husband, Lester. Forthree years, Adah has endured his violent abuse. On this night, she finallyfights back in an act of self-defense that ends in Lester's death. Knowingshe'll never be exonerated for the crime, Adah hides the truth by surrenderinghis body to the raging river.

Inventing astory about Lester's demise, Adah hopes to take her beloved stepdaughter fromthe grip of her husband's menacing and suspicious family. Desperate to protectthe young girl from their cruelty, Adah devises a plan of escape. But when herfeelings deepen for the one man essential to her plan's success, Adah is forcedto make a decision that could put her in greater jeopardy than ever before. . . or could finally set her free.