<p>Born just after the Civil War, Eva Rae is an old woman now, and her granddaughter wants some stories about her life. But what to tell?&#39; There&#39;s the father who sold her into marriage at 13 to an an old Rebel who proved to be a better man than she ever expected. There&#39;s the strong and good man whose Osage blood marked her and her children for shame. And there&#39;s her life with a despicable man who harmed her family beyond measure. Certainly, there are tales of homesteading, railroading, outlaws, and deep friendships with a cantankerous boardinghouse madam and a remarkable black cowhand. But above all, there are the sins that she must face squarely: the choices she made to neglect her own children as she struggled to save a star-crossed orphaned nephew from a life of crime. Can others understand and forgive? Can she forgive herself? So Eva Rae sits, writes, and her song spills forth.</p>