Reading this became harder as the book progressed. Not only does Ruby see spirits, she has times where she seems “to others” to be talking to herself, screaming, and eventually not taking care of herself at all. 

To read how her mother left her, and she was taken to “work” for a woman for years made me sad. What was worse was who took her there. 

🦢 

Though Ruby grew up and moved to New York to find her mother, she comes back to Liberty and the worst that could happen - happens. 

The only person in town that sees, knows, remember, and cares is Ephram Jennings. The twist is that Ephram is a preachers son who defies his sisters wishes by keeping company with Ruby. 

The twist is that Ephram doesn’t know as much as his sister does about the people of Liberty, Texas. Nor does he know that he’s really righting the wrongs of his family from so many years ago.