From the back cover:
"Lucy Condurant Chastain Venable is a beautiful burning flame of a woman, a woman of great passion and terrible need. Sheppard Gibbs Bondurant III, Lucy's cousin and lifelong confidant, is a man turned recluse because of his own fatal feelings. Their mesmerizing story begins on the childhood day when Lucy comes to live with Shep's family in the great house on Peachtree Road. Set in one of the South's most elite societies, here is a novel that chronicles the turbulent changes of a great city--and gives us the unforgettable story of astonishing love and hate between one woman and one man."


I found this book in a box while cleaning my garage.

Released on Thursday, April 22, 2004 at Fair Oaks/Orangevale Community Library Book Sale in Fair Oaks, California USA.

I donated this book to the Friends of the Library to help support the Fair Oaks/Orangevale Community Library
11601 Fair Oaks Blvd
Fair Oaks, CA 95628