A gripping tale of a man's coming-of-age in an unforgiving world, as told by the award-winning author of Forbidden Woman. Texas, 1961. Russell Cook is the acting man of the house, now that his mother is too ill to care for his kid sister, Elaine. His father is in the picture, but Russell has little use for that man. In fact, Bill doesn't deserve the title of "father." The old man works Russell...