Fatal flowers: On sin, sex, and suicide in the Deep South

The cathartic, deeply personal result of Daniell`s desire to cope with her mother Melissa`s suicide at the age of 60, Fatal Flowers became an instant classic, a roadmap for Southern women in the communal quest to confront and explode the stereotypes that have long repressed and silenced them. Since its original publication two decades ago, this book`s supporting audience has steadily increased. Its taboo-shattering descriptions of sexual awakening and self-fulfilment resonate across generations, representing an everywoman`s account of the struggle for female identity in a South still often dominated by male superiority and rigid sexual mores.