Send No Blessings

A teenager in a large family that lives in a trailer yearns for love, approval, an escape from endless chores, and a chance to make something of herself. When a good and decent man, seven years her senior, falls in love with her, she realizes marriage to him could solve her problems.Over the course of a single difficult year, Beth is faced with decisions about her family, romance, marriage, school, and her own future and learns that she alone can make the choice about the kind of person she wants to be