Sara marries Gaten a single father who is African-American. Not long after they're married Gaten dies. So Sara has to take care of Gaten's daughter, Clover. Problem is she and Clover have not exactly bonded and several of Gaten's friends and relatives object to her being Clover's guardian.
Acting
Loretta Devine and Zelda Harris outshine the material.
Production
Shot in Charleston, South Carolina — location is a character.
Director
Jud Taylor
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on Dori Sanders' 1990 novel; Sanders was a Black peach farmer from South Carolina who wrote one beloved book and disappeared from publishing.
This aired on USA Network in 1997 when 'diversity' TV movies were studio mandates, not passion projects — explaining the tonal whiplash.
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