IN THE SWELTERING SUMMER OF 1965, EVERYBODY IN ALABAMA WENTCOMPLETELY CRAZY, ESPECAILLY 12-YEAR-OLD PEEJOES GLAMOROUS AUNTLUCILLE. WHEN SHE GOT RID OF HER ABUSIVE HUSBAND AND HIT THEROAD TO FULFILL HER DREAMS OF HOLLYWOOD, SHE LEFT PEEJOE WITHONE EXPLOSIVE SECRET.