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Apr 07, 2015bookwormjeph rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
One word sums this book up-outstanding. A brilliant and at times disturbing read. It is the story of a poor black family in rural Georgia in the fifties, with all the racism and discrimination that prevailed then. It is told through the eyes of Tangy , who is around 14 at the time. She longs to get away from the abusive drunken mother and wants something better for herself but is stymied in her attempts through the families situation.