The story of a friendship which broke all the rules
Allen likes girls, but he mustn’t be seen with this one. Allen is black and Rebecca is white, and in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1956 that means that they must keep apart. They like each other, they’re interested in each other, but is that enough to survive the deeply rooted prejudice that surrounds them?
A moving, truthful book that captures the tenderness of young love but also its helplessness in the face of adult hostility.