This book is the second book featured in Tattered Cover's new program of "Very Impressive Books" and has quickly become a staff and community favorite. 
 Cathy L says: 
 Cornelia Nixon's novel begins in 1869 as Martha Jane Cairnes murders Nicholas McComas infront of many witnesses in Jarrettsville, Maryland, a town just below the Mason-Dixon Line and a microcosm of America in the years following the Civil War. This tale of two lovers and why it ends so badly for them is the story of neighbor fighting neighbor, old customs and quarrels dying hard, passion, friendship, and the complicated relationships between whites and blacks, all told exquisitely. 
 ***Please look for this great book at you local independent bookstore. A store finder can be found at www.indiebound.org.***