Wasted Water: The Story of Blackstone & the Rhubarb Sisters - Paperback

by Kenneth W. Williams (Author)

Viola Lee and Della Maypole lived a quiet life in a small Oklahoma town in the 1970's until rumors spread that they were lovers. Known affectionately as the Rhubarb Sisters, they were never more than a curiosity or less than normal to their friends and neighbors. Their lives changed for the better when Viola adopted Blackstone Gentry, a local orphan and the sole survivor of a fiery plane crash. Viola and Della raised Blackstone as their own without regard to his maleness or different racial heritage. When the rumors spread, their quiet, rural community attracted protesters from around the nation and became a cauldron for one of the first battles of the modern culture wars. This is the story of a loving family's struggle to remain together while a battle over race, sexuality and morality rages in their front yard.