Raised in a vast New Orleans mansion filled with happiness and laughter, Ruby Landry's daughter Pearl dreams of becoming a doctor. With her intelligence and stunning good looks, a glittering future seems assured.
But Pearl's dreams are dashed when a cruel accident befalls one of her twin brothers and her mother Ruby flees, tormented, back to her Cajun roots. Journeying to the swamps in search of the shocking truth of her heritage, Pearl is about to come face to face with the shameful legacy of her family's tainted past . . .
The best-selling Landry family saga has held millions of readers captivated with its compelling tales of dark passions and shocking secrets.