A beautifully written and paced story, sure to capture the imagination of both teenagers and adult readers. Set in Toronto, two girls, Margaret -- a second generation West Indian immigrant -- and Sulma -- fresh up from a joyous life with her grandmother in Tobago to a tense and unhappy relationship with her mother and stepfather -- become friends and comrades in various adventures.
M. NourbeSe Philip Books
February 3, 1947


Margret hat es satt, immer brav zu sein, nur weil ihr Vater meint, dass Schwarze in Kanada nicht unangenehm auffallen dürfen.