A gripping tale of bold determination. Lillian refuses to back down in the face of threats from a lethal local villain. Her boyfriend has fled the state. Lillian resolves to fight back. A pair of unlikely allies - Lester, a crafty old-timer, and Nate, a powerful but naive youth - join her cause. A kind of Greek chorus - wry, witty, digressive; obsessively, amusingly reminiscent; immeasurably enriches the telling of the story as they follow the threesome’s progress on their dangerous, suspenseful quest.
