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"A lusty Southern saga, this Gothic extravaganza of greed, madness and murder is a wicked brew, passionate and perverse....Excellently written."
COSMOPOLITAN
Ruth Yancey knew she was beautiful, she knew she was special. Despite her squalid Georgia mill town roots, it was her looks and her inbred belief in a powerful destiny that led her to the most exquisite mansion in Sparta: Fox's Earth. Through insinuation, manipulation, and an impenetrable evil, she became its mistress for three generations--until another woman attempted to match her madness....
"Beautifully calculated to keep the pages turning at a fast clip."
THE WASHINGTON POST BOOK WORLD