It is 1968. Lynnie, a young white woman with a developmental disability, and Homan, an African American deaf man, are locked away in an institution, the School for the Incurable and Feebleminded, and have been left to languish, forgotten. Deeply in love, they escape, and find refuge in the farmhouse of Martha, a retired schoolteacher and widow. But the couple is not alone-Lynnie has just given birth to a baby girl.When the authorities catch up to them that same night, Homan escapes into the darkness, and Lynnie is caught. But before she is forced back into the institution, she whispers two words to Martha: "Hide her." And so begins the 40-year epic journey of Lynnie, Homan, Martha, and baby Julia-lives divided by seemingly insurmountable obstacles, yet drawn together by a secret pact and extraordinary love.
- ISBN10 1455502472
- ISBN13 9781455502479
- Publish Date 1 November 2011 (first published 1 January 2011)
- Publish Status Unknown
- Out of Print 11 September 2012
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Little, Brown & Company
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 400
- Language English