In the close-knit community of Hentsbury, Arkansas, along the fictional Mud River, racism and the local paper mill’s oppressive control over the town collide in a gripping tale set in the 1990s. Rae-Ann, owner of a convenience store and unofficial mayor of Hentsbury, finds her life turned upside down when chemicals from the mill’s runoff interrupt her romance with Vernon and claim the life of Rincon, a young black boy battling asthma. From $15.33 SHOP NOW /
