I really enjoyed this book because, as a Georgia girl, I identified with so much of the "Southernese" displayed in the book. Even today, the conception of biracial children causes somewhat of a stir in conventional Methodist and Baptist families. The characters act like …more many of my college friends and my daughter's sorority friends with the same prejudices and inherited privileges. Leia comes up with many solutions that I only wish I would have thought of at her age and in her situations! (less)