New York: Macmillan, 1977. dj. Hardcover first edition - Boyd's second novel, and the first to be published in hardcover. Set in South Carolina in the sixties. Tillie Olsen in praising this book said it has "boldness, reach depth. She is the best of her generation. I wish I had words, ways, to lead every true reader to it.". ISBN: 0-02-5142704.