They are finally settling into their life together after much tragedy. Gaten also happens to be Clover's principal. Her new stepmother doesn't either.Gaten Hill has been raising his daughter as a bachelor for the past few years with the help of his father, brother, sister-in-law, and the community. Read moreĬlover Hill is a ten-year old girl headed to her father's funeral.
This one just didn't do it for me.2 1/2 starsI received this book from Librarything and the publisher for a fair and honest review. I wanted to know more about the characters and by the time I started to the book was over. There were also times it was hard to tell if it was past or present.I liked the last 50 or so pages the best it gave me the most insight into the main characters before that I just didn't feel much of a connection with the characters.From the afterward we see this is somewhat autobiographical, but without the white step mother and maybe this would have been more interesting if she had just told her family's story. The writing is sparse and I wanted more, I wish there had been more background on Gaten and Sara Kate instead of jumping right in with his death, it was hard to tell just how long Gaten and Sara Kate had been dating before they married. When I requested this book I thought it was right up my alley it sounded like something I should love I have been trying to read this little book for weeks, it just didn't grab me and was very easy to put down and try something else. Of all of the qualities of this novel, I think its gentleness is what moves me the most. It's really lovely how this happens and is reflected in Clover's words. Gaten’s sister Everleen did tell Clover, “People need to be accepted and judged by the kind of person they are inside, not on the basis of the color of their skin.” As the novel progresses, we see family and friends interact and bonds tighten. Later most remain unhappy with his choice to marry Sara Kate, but they were not downright hateful so this novel at least starts out with a glimmer of hope and on an upbeat note. Most of the family at first seems skeptical. In the first half of the novel, we meet Gaten’s extended family and see their reaction to his dating a white woman. That leaves Clover in the care of a stepmother she hardly knows. Her dad, Gaten Hill, dies suddenly in an automobile accident just hours after marrying Sara Kate, a white woman. This is a beautiful, soft, sad, and sweet story told by Clover Lee Hill, a ten-year-old black girl living in South Carolina.
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