The Accidentals: A Novel

In this literary novel set in the 1950s rural South, two sisters must cope with the ripple effect of their mother's tragic death as they come of age.

In the fall of 1957, Olivia McAlister is living in Opelika, Mississippi, caring for her two girls, June and Grace, and her husband, Holly. She dreams of living a much larger life—seeing the world and returning to her wartime job at a landing boat factory in New Orleans. As she watches over the birds in her yard, Olivia feels like an "accidental...