Opal

A life stretched across time, place, and the enduring power of memory.

From the hills of Kentucky to the cities of the Eastern United States, Opal Beauleigh Ferguson navigates a life of change, loss, and quiet persistence. Raised on Sarvis Creek, she carries the rhythms of her childhood even as her family moves from town to town, never quite settling, never quite forgetting.

Married at fifteen to Wendell Ferguson, Opal confronts the trials of early adulthood-poverty, illness, and family uphea...