Audio Book Description:
Tall, slender Violet Mathers isgrowing up in the Great Depression, which could just as well define her state of mind. Abandoned by her mother as a child, mis-treated by her father, and teased by her schoolmates, the lonely girl finds solace in artistic pursuits. Only when she`s hired by the town`s sole feministto work the night shift in the local thread factory does Violet come into hername and bloom.Accepted by her co- workers, the teenager enters the happ-iest phase of her life, until aterribleaccident causes her to retreat once again into her lonely shell. Realizing that she has only one clearchoice, Violet boards a bus heading west to California. Butwhen the bus crashes in North Dakota, it seems that fate ishaving another cruel laugh atViolet`s expense. This time though Violet laughs back. Sheand her fellow passengers are rescued by two men: Austin Sykes, who Violet is certain isthe blackest man ever to set foot on theNorth Dakota prairie, and Kjel Hedstrom,who inspires feelings Violet has never before felt. Kjel and Austin aremusicians whose sound is like no other, and with pluck, verve, and wit, Violet becomes part oftheir quest to make a new kind of music together.
