"The time is the late 1950s; the place is the small town of West Annett, Maine. After the death of his wife, the Reverend Tyler Caskey tries to hold together what is left of himself, his family, and his town. His five-year-old daughter is deeply troubled and won't talk, and the townspeople who once turned to Tyler's ministry for comfort now threaten to turn on him in his most desperate hour."--back cover.
