A restless teenager in a small town listens to the midnight music of a lonely bachelor... a retired schoolteacher drinks herself to sleep on her front porch while across the street a confused preacher fumbles to understand his need to be with a woman haunted by loss and grief. On the outskirts of town a Native American burial ground is uncovered, bringing promises of redemption for them all. "Her writing takes on the energy and freedom of [a] bluesy saxophone, making music that soars." -- The New York Times Book Review "Behrens' novel has the quiet but charged atmosphere of a withheld thunderstorm... A teenaged girl is drawn to a reclusive middle-aged saxophone player. An Indian drifter and an elderly spinster drink Scotch together at sunset... The result is a novel made up of small moments of illumination, like porch lights guiding the way home." -- Columbus Dispatch