Death and Life and Death

Abbie Joules, younger sister of Benjamin Joules (Bendigo), recalls a difficult 'coming of age' for both herself and her brother as they live their lives on a hard-scrabble farm in east Texas during the 40's and 50's. Their aunt Sherry, to whom Bendigo is especially fond, succumbs to a deadly disease, and Bendigo is forced to face this mystery of the end of life. Dealing with his own sorrow, he dec...