This is a great first book for new book clubs with women in thier 40's and 50's. I don't think younger women will appreciate it as much. The characters are very realistic and what they experience is very believable. I think most women today can identify with these characters, and perhaps make some life-changing decisions toward happiness and satifaction with one's self.

I loved this book and will be recommending it to my book club. I thought the beginning was a little slow, but nessasary to deliver the full story. I am glad I kept with it, once I got past the beginning, I could not put it down.

I absolutely loved this book, and so did all the members of our book club. Growing up in Pennsylvania during the time this book was written, I had no real idea how much segregation was still in the southern parts of our country. I think this book is a tribute to all those who took part in the civil rights movement. The characters were so real, and the situations so believable, I felt like I was a part of it all. THis is a great book!

Every member of our group liked this book. It was interesting and historically correct. We found the story to be very believable during the time frame it happened. We were all a little sad that Henry and Keiko didn't try to find each other sooner. The ending was perfect, it lets you wonder if they were able to re-connect after all those years.