'Growing up on a crumbling plantation at the beginning of the 20th century can profoundly shape an imagination and when I grew up and went away to university in New Orleans, I realised my imagination wasn't the only weird thing about me. My family's reaction to my wild new life almost killed me. The way back to feeling alive was stranger than even I expected. Now I want to tell you all about it.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
