Sadie-In-Waiting

by Annie Jones

Published 30 December 2001
Wileyville, Kentucky, needs a graveyard superintendent. Accepting the mayor's proposition, Sadie adds'Fraidy Sadie the Cemetery Lady to the other roles thatsometimes seem unreal to her--former Dogwood Blossom Queen, pharmacist's wife, mother of two teenagers, daughter of aman who fancies himself King Solomon--or King Lear? But her daddy's antics and a journey with her sisters intothe past bring Sadie a stunning revelation, and anunderstanding of what she's been waiting for.