table of contents prologue chapter 1 chapter 2 chapter 3 chapter 4 chapter 5 chapter 6 chapter 7 chapter 8 chapter 9 chapter 10 chapter 11 chapter 12 chapter 13 chapter 14 chapter 15 chapter 16 chapter 17 epilogue excerpt from brand-new heartache about the author prologue maya most people in big falls , oklahoma , thought it must have been a case of immaculate conception when they saw me , maya brandeldest of the notorious vidalia brands illegitimate broodwith my belly swollen and my ring finger naked .