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I have heard the saying, “Listen to your child they have much wisdom.” Sally Stevens went against her parents and society’s racial views in 1963 when she became best friends with an African American. As little girls Ella and Sally secretly played with each other after school. Then one day their friendship changed resulting in a dead body and a blood oath between the two of them to never speak of it again.
It was not until one of Sally’s students at the local college was attacked, did these suppressed memories of that horrible day begin to surface. Sally lived her life trying to escape her childhood secrets, but the lies began to catch up with her and God had her face them head on.
Patti Lacy has become one of my favorite authors. I enjoy the depth of her characters and how her stories challenge me, the reader, to look inside my own heart. I know when I pick up one of her books I will walk away changed for the better.
What the Bayou Saw: A Novel
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