This is the life story of Belinda (Pecan) born in the 50's in Mississippi...
She is raised by her loving and doting father, her mother just wasn't around... She is a happy girl, living in a trying time, nonetheless.. she is a good girl...
Enter Ricky Morrow... a seemingly "good" man who sets his eyes on Pecan... he pursues, and fate steps in, and with the abrupt death of her father.. she is wed within a week...
Here begins her new life with a possessive man... Her life as a young mother... her life alone, with a very aggressive man. Then her life does a 180 as this man who professes his love for her... beats her...
Through many years, she goes through life as a battered woman, a mother who has no experience with anything, let alone any type of support system.
It's a very real life for many women, regardless of the era you are born in... D.Bryant Simmons, portrayed the reality of this life Pecan has very well. She speaks volumes into her character, an uneducated and a truly clueless lost soul. Her journey is a difficult one, yet you walk hand in hand with Pecan... and amazingly even though you may not agree with her decisions... you are right there with her.
I read this book straight through. I could not put it down... it made me sad, it made me angry, it made me hopeful.