A dramatic story of the life of the author's mother, Stella. Janet Lee has created a vivid account that begins with the birth of Stella, the sixth of twelve children, who was literally born in a barn in Texas. Her father was an abusive, alcoholic, who regularly beats his wife, and demands hard labor from his children to keep him in whiskey. They travel the Country to wherever there is cotton or fruit to pick. At one point they are sheltered by...