In Depression-era Mississippi, Millie Reynolds longs to escape the
madness that marks her world. With an abusive father and a "nothing
mama," she struggles to find a place where she really belongs.
For
answers, Millie turns to the Gypsies who caravan through town each
spring. The travelers lead Millie to a key that unlocks generations of
shocking family secrets. When tragedy strikes, the mysterious contents
of the box give Millie the tools she needs to break her family's
longstanding cycle of madness and abuse.
Through it all, Millie
experiences the thrill of first love while fighting to trust the God she
believes has abandoned her. With the power of forgiveness, can Millie
finally make her way into the free?
Saturated in Southern ambiance
and written in the vein of other Southern literary bestsellers like The
Help by Kathryn Stockett and Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom
Franklin, Julie Cantrell has created a story that will sweep you away
long after the novel ends.
Julie Cantrell lives in Oxford, Mississippi and is the author of two children's books, GOD IS WITH ME THROUGH THE NIGHT and GOD IS WITH ME THROUGH THE DAY. INTO THE FREE is her debut novel.