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Sitting at her grandmother's grave in Rose Hill Cemetery, Ophelia learns from Stanton that "God's Hostage" is not merely his father's delusion but the name of a hidden Laotian temple—and a priceless jade statue of the goddess Tara that his father smuggled home and then lost. The pink-gold Oklahoma sunset seems to confirm their quest as destiny.
By Susan Smith NashSitting at her grandmother's grave in Rose Hill Cemetery, Ophelia learns from Stanton that "God's Hostage" is not merely his father's delusion but the name of a hidden Laotian temple—and a priceless jade statue of the goddess Tara that his father smuggled home and then lost. The pink-gold Oklahoma sunset seems to confirm their quest as destiny.