About this Book

"Set in Philadelphia some sixty years ago, [this novel] traces the lives of Joanna Marshall and Peter Bye, whose families must come to terms with an inheritance of prejudice and discrimination as they struggle for legitimacy and respect. [It] also explores the limited vocational alternatives available to women of that era, both white and black, and shows the ways in which many were able to escape society's norms to make better lives for themselves and their families"--P. [4] of cover.