Jael is a ward of the court sleeping in the church basement until River Bill takes her in--and she survives River Bill because of the kindness of strangers, a priest with a good heart, a loving man, and, above all, the voices of women, real and imagined.
"Jael is a ward of the court sleeping in the church basement until River Bill takes her in--and she survives River Bill because of the kindness of strangers, a priest with a good heart, a loving man, and, above all, the voices of women, real and imagined."@en
"A girl kills her mother for forcing her into prostitution and makes it look an accident. She becomes a vagabond and the novel follows her life of abuse at the hands of men, until she is rescued by social workers."@en
"A girl kills her mother for forcing her into prostitution and makes it look an accident. She becomes a vagabond and the novel follows her life of abuse at the hands of men, until she is rescued by social workers."
""Compelling ... Reynolds brings a fresh look, her prose claear and distinct, to the prospect of reinventing one's life" San Francisco Chronicle Book Review."@en
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