A southern fictional novel which entwines three eras of strong women is, and of itself, not unique. Scarlett O?Hara is hard to hold a candle to. Nanny?s role in her grand-daughter, Bird O'Connor?s life after her young mother is tragically killed and her father Jon mysteriously disappears is profound. Nanny?s lessons are a beautiful stew of Native American traditions, dappled in biblical references, and provide both a prolific as well as comical base...