Small Victories

Two sisters, Louise and Shelby, live together in a small Southern town that has seen its glory days come and go; these middle-aged women hold on to their once-stately home and their old-fashioned ways. Louise is deter- mined to protect the quiet life she has built with her sister. But Shelby, stricken with "fits" since childhood, is considered a disgrace to the rich and powerful branch of the family. With courageous defiance, Louise fights to of keep Shelby from incarceration, and to preserve their threatened way life. In her latest novel, Sallie Bingham explores the myths that families create in order to survive.