This wonderfully inventive, funny and moving novel tells the story of Beulah Kingston. Born a Poleite (motto- no drinking, no dancing, no doctors), Beulah's zest for life has tested a simple faith and the King James Bible to the limit. Now, as she faces the prospect of hospital and an X-ray for the first time, she finds herself compelled to examine the true passion of her youth, which duty and a busy life have almost buried.