<p>The book is a narrative by a grandmother to her grandchildren as they visit her childhood hometown in Arkansas.&nbsp;</p><p>Love for the place where I grew up its beauty and my unforgettable memories of school church black and white cultures and racial disparity were inspirational in writing much of the story. Although fictional I was able to draw on memories of small-time life in an era that was racially divided to use as the basis to create characters and their lifestyles for the story.</p>