First published 1987
When Jacy, a former Hollywood starlet, returns to her small Texas hometown of Thalia, she shakes up the lives of her old friends and neighbors. Hoping to escape the spotlight, Jacy finds that her fame and beauty still carry weight in the insular community. As she reconnects with old flames and navigates complex relationships, the townspeople are forced to confront their own pasts and dreams deferred. Simmering tensions and long-buried secrets threaten to boil over, testing the bonds of this close-knit group. At the heart of it all is Jacy, a woman grappling with the weight of her celebrity and the desire to forge a new path.
Genres: american-fiction, 20th-century, contemporary, family-drama
Vibes: atmospheric, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: coming-of-age, fish-out-of-water
Setting: Texas, Thalia
Period: 20th-Century
Hardcover · Simon & Schuster Books