Sights Unseen

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Description for SIGHTS UNSEEN by Kaye Gibbons: The acclaimed "New York Times" bestselling author of ELLEN FOSTER, Kaye Gibbons paints intimate family portraits in lyrical prose, us ing as her palette the rich, vibrant colors of the American South. SIGHTS UNSEEN shows the author at her most passionate and heartfelt best -- an unforgettable tale of unconditional love, and of a family's desperate search for normalcy in the midst of mental illness. It is a novel of rare poignancy, wit, and evocative power -- the story of the relationship between Hattie Barnes and her emotionally elusive mother, Maggie, known by their neighbors as "that Barnes woman with all the problems. Show more