For three decades Mary Carter Bishop has stood at the forefront of Virginia journalists thanks to her relentlessness as a reporter and her elegance control and empathy as a storyteller. With <em>Don't You Ever</em> she applies these gifts to a deeply personal tale at once tragic infuriating and wondrous and reveals herself to be as big-hearted in life as she is on the page. Readers who've missed her past work owe themselves the pleasure of meeting her now.--Earl Swift author of <em>Chesapeake Requiem</em>