Bren McClain’s critically acclaimed debut novel, One Good Mama Bone, has been described as “Charlotte’s Web for grown-ups.” Winner of multiple awards, this gripping story is set in early 1950s rural South Carolina and chronicles Sarah Creamer's quest to find her "mama bone" after being left to care for a boy who is not her own.

When the untimely death of Sarah's alcoholic husband leaves her dirt-poor with no family to rely on, she faces the challenge of finding a way for her and her young ward to survive. But perhaps the most daunting task for Sarah to overcome is the fear left by the words of her own mother, seared into her memory from age six: "You ain't got you one good mama bone in you, girl."

In a wondrous twist of fate, Sarah discovers the comfort, support, and guidance she needs from an unlikely source, of all places, through conversing with the family cow.