The wonder of new friendship, the pain of betrayal, and a little voodoo trickery! The Louisiana bayou country is the enchanting setting for this story. It is the tale of an unlikely friendship that develops between two young Maury, an upper middle-class Caucasian, and Lapin (Lah-peh), an olive-skinned Cajun girl of mixed bloodlines. They meet at the Hurst Riding Stables and bond immediately. Just as it seems as if nothing will separate them, Maury blusters off into the new world of the rowdy riders at the Kimball Farm. Lapin’s chilling attempts to win back her friend have unexpected consequences. And Maury, for whom friendships come easily, learns lessons about the pain that her choices have caused