Oh My StarsOh My Stars

Tall, slender Violet Mathers is growing up in the Great Depression, which could just as well define her state of mind. Abandoned by her mother as a child, mistreated by her father and teased by her schoolmates, the lonely girl finds solace in artistic pursuits. Only when she's hired by the town's sole feminist to work the night shift in the local thread factory does Violet come into her name and bloom. Accepted by her co-workers, the teenager enters the happiest phase of her life, until a terrible accident sends her aboard a bus heading west to California. When the bus crashes in North Dakota, it seems that fate is having another cruel laugh at Violet's expense. This time, though, Violet laughs back. She is rescued by two musicians: Austin Sykes--who Violet is certain is the blackest man ever to set foot on the North Dakota prairie--and Kjel Hedstrom, who inspires feeling Violet has never felt before.