Tass Hilton and Emmet Till were young and in love when Emmett was brutally murdered in 1955. Anxious to escape the town and her memories, Tass marries Maximillian May and relocates to Detroit. 40 years later following the death of Maximillian, Tass moves back to Money and fantasy takes flesh when Emmet Till's troubled spirit is finally released from the dank waters of the Tallahatchie River. The two lovers are reunited, bringing the story to an enchanting and profound conclusion.

Author Biography

Bernice L. McFadden is the author of seven critically acclaimed novels including the classic "Sugar" and "Glorious, " which was featured in "O, The Oprah Magazine, " selected as the debut title for the One Book, One Harlem program, and was a finalist for the NAACP Image Award. She is a two-time Hurston/Wright Legacy Award finalist, as well as the recipient of two fiction honor awards from the BCALA. Her sophomore novel, "The Warmest December, " was praised by Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison as "searing and expertly imagined." McFadden lives in Brooklyn, New York.