In 1929, Alma DeGeer Dunahew, the maid for a prominent family in Missouri, chases down justice after her younger sister is one of forty-two people killed in a mysterious explosion at a local dance hall.
By telling her story to her grandson, she finally gains some solace-and peace for her sister. He is advised to "Tell it. Go on and tell it"-tell the story of his family's struggles, suspicions, secrets, and triumphs.
In 1929, an explosion in a Missouri dance hall killed forty-two people.
In 1929, an explosion in a Missouri dance hall killed forty-two people.
Alma DeGeer Dunahew is the mother of three and the maid for a prominent family in West Table, Missouri.