Wileyville, Kentucky, needs a graveyard superintendent. Accepting the mayor's proposition, Sadie adds "'Fraidy Sadie the Cemetery Lady" to the other roles that sometimes seem unreal to her—former Dogwood Blossom Queen, pharmacist's wife, mother of two teenagers, daughter of a man who fancies himself King Solomon—or King Lear? But her daddy's antics and a journey with her sisters into the past bring Sadie a stunning revelation, and an understanding of what she's been waiting for.