In essence this soulful story is about the continuous coming-of-age of a fragile family during the fifties, sixties, and beyond who spent years crossing the invisible Mason-Dixon Line in search of the truth, new beginnings, redemption, and the best way to live their lives. When two Southern brothers from New Roads, Louisiana married two Northern sisters from New England, the roots of these Mason-Dixon matches were planted in the fertile soil along the Mississippi. Although one of the only things that these couples had in common was the word 'new' in their places of birth, the author's young...