Annie Ashford is a gentle teenage girl living in rural Texas at the beginning of the twentieth century. A kind young deacon, Paul Haynes, is courting her, and her future life promises to be a happy one. Then a newcomer arrives in town--a handsome half-breed named Deal Porter. Powerless against his brooding charm, Annie marries Deal, completely unaware that he is a psychopathic murderer. By turns touching, humorous, and terrifying, Run, Annie, Run is an unforgettable and evocative book, teeming with fascinating characters and situations. Spanning fifty years of Annie's turbulent life, the novel draws the reader completely and masterfully into the worlds it portrays, both the physical one of a now-vanished Texas, and the emotional one of its gallant, doomed heroine.