Description
Ruby Cathy is 18, beautiful, and desperately lonely. Transplanted from her warm, sunny home in the West Indies to crowded, urban Harlem, she is forced to live under her father's stern, unyielding rule after her mother's death, Ruby feels left without friends, without comfort and without love. Then she meets Daphne Duprey, who is "cool, calm, cultured, sophisticated and refined" - everything Ruby is not. Together, Ruby and Daphne build a relationship that gives each young woman a new understanding of strength, friendship and love.
Genres
Publication
Laurel Leaf (1991), 186 pages
User reviews
LibraryThing member comixminx
Not convinced by the central romance I'm afraid. The characters are well-drawn and strong though.
Awards
Best Fiction for Young Adults (Selection — 1976)
Original language
English
Original publication date
1976