Finally Free

Out of a sense of duty, I've returned to the river that cuts through the Texas hill country. Moving home was the right thing to do. But putting my life on hold to care for my aging mother, a woman I hardly recognize anymore, requires the patience of a saint. Which I've have never been, according to my mother's increasingly sharp tongue.

Leaving my daughter with her philandering father was out of the question so I brought her to Texas with ...