Fatal Flowers: On Sin, Sex, and Suicide in the Deep South
Poet and author Daniell presents a portrait of life in the South -- particularly of women in the South: her mother, herself, and other women older and younger -- under the lash of traditional religious values and gender roles. Her father was an alcoholic and her mother became mentally ill and physically abusive. Daniell went through three marriages, countless male lovers, and a few female lovers as well, to get beyond the limits of her upbringing. This m...
