Born in a small town in the desolate reaches of western Texas and shaped by her girlhood in an industrial wasteland on the outskirts of Dallas, Bonnie Parker dreamed of being a movie star or a poet. But her dramatic nature, warped by her limited opportunities and her overwhelming love for the outlaw Clyde Barrow, pushed her into a course from which there was no escape but death. Praised as "poignant, often heartbreaking" (NYTBR), this novel by the author of Drowning Ruth brings tremendous depth and psychological insight to the legend of Bonnie and Clyde.