Night Ride Home

by Vicki Covington

On the eve of World War II in an Alabama mining town, Keller and Laura prepare for marriage, Laura's father threatens Keller, and Bolivia, a Portuguese woman, is about to give birth to a baby whose paternity remains a mystery. Reprint.

240 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published September 1, 1992

About the author

Vicki Covington lives in Homewood, Alabama with her husband, the author Dennis Covington. She has taught creative writing at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Vicki's novel, The Last Hotel for Women, was converted for the stage by her brother, playwright Randy Marsh, and was performed before sell-out crowds. It was also chosen by the University of Alabama Press for their Deep South series.