"YOU ARE ONLY AS SICK AS YOUR SECRETS..." When Jackie Strickland, author of RED HIGH HEELS ON MY MAMA'S GRAVE, heard those words from her therapist, she knew she was on to something. This gripping memoir of madness and murder, set in the Deep South, in 1952, takes you to her raw and private places. Renouncing her fear of public opinion, she tells with unreserved honesty, about the repercussions she endured for many years after her mother was murdered when the author was eight. With fierce determination, courage and humor, the author found her personal truths, putting her on the victorious path to forgiveness and healing. If you have ever felt defeated, you will take heart while reading this book which pulls you up by the seat of your pants and points you straight ahead to resolution.