Storyline

Bea Pullman and her daughter Jessie have had a hard time making ends meet since Bea's husband died. Help comes in the form of Delilah Johnson, who agrees to work as Bea's housekeeper in exchange for a room for herself and her daughter Peola. Bea comes up with a plan to market Delilah's pancake recipe. The two soon become wealthy and as the years go on, their friendship deepens. Their relationships with their daughters, however, become strained. Ashamed of her mother, Peola seeks a new life by passing for white. Bea's love for her daughter is tested when she and Jessie fall for the same man.—

Plot Keywords

based on novel, funeral, runaway, racism, love triangle, race relations, single parent, price of fame, female bonding, friendship between girls, friendship between women, interracial friendship, interracial relationship, male female relationship, new york city, party, maid, romantic rivalry, mother daughter relationship, melodrama

Short Review

The race angle is treated with so obvious an attempt at tear-jerking that a good part of the Hurst appeal for increased colored tolerance is lost in a welter of sentimentality.

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