Despite this, the novel will be educational for anyone interested in the difficulties of making an interracial relationship work in the late 1960s South. A few scenes of sexual violence may be realistic, but they diminish the story’s romantic aspects.
He allows his peers to use slurs with minimal chastisement and only gets truly upset when people turn on Coralee. Benjamin only comes to think about the issues of race because of his relationship, and doesn’t look beyond it. The relationship has sweet tones, but Benjamin’s lack of growth is difficult to ignore, especially when contrasted with the abuse Coralee faces. Frierson (Author) 706 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle 5.99 Read with Our Free App Paperback 21.87 3 Used from 17.89 Living in the small, southern town of Plumville is effortless, seamless, and safe if you follow the rules. Old feelings resurface just as tensions between races peak. Being Plumville Paperback Maby Savannah J. Fifteen years later, quarterback Benjamin can’t pass his college English class, and Coralee is assigned to tutor him.
In the nondescript Southern town of Plumville, Ga., Coralee Simmons, the daughter of black housekeeper Patty, and Benjamin Drummond, the son of Patty’s white employer, were childhood friends before Ben’s racist mother insisted that they be kept apart lest their friendship turn into love. In this dramatic novel, Friersos ( The Sight: City of Sin) explores the pleasures and perils of interracial romance in 1968.
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