True fires

By Susan Carol McCarthy

Subjects: School children, Segregation in education, Fiction, Boys, Florida, fiction, Fiction, historical, Social isolation, Friendship, Whites, Race identity, Friendship, fiction, Racism, Fiction, general

Description: In the idyllic town of Lake Esther, Florida, little is allowed to ripple the surface calm—which is just the way Sheriff Kyle Deluth likes it. But when Deluth "removes" two young children from the local school because of the color of their skin, the sheriff's senseless act of cruelty sparks a fire under the women of Lake Esther that will scorch the lives of all involved. In their pursuit of justice, an indomitable heiress, a revered journalist, and a fading Southern Belle will forge an unlikely alliance across the racial divide. One that will change the face of the town—and their lives—forever.