Afton Leigh was just eighteen and wanted to do something in this world to make a difference. In walks this handsome young senator from Massachusetts who seem to have a new fresh look to politics and a dream that seemed to capture the hearts of the young who, as he said, were the future of this great nation of ours. She volunteered to be part of a group of girls who were to be at the convention in California.

Louise Pardue had a dream too. She wanted to be a lawyer yet one small thing kept her back, she was half black. Not that one would really notice but it's the 1960's and still this country had some old fashioned ideas about a person's color.

This is the story of how these two girls from different ends of the social scale met, became friends in spite of the ideas of others and through courage and faith helped that young senator win the nomination for president.

It is a wonderful story and for those who know the 1960's only from hearsay and books, I recommend this book. It's a look into the lives of two young women and how far we have come from those times, and a human look at the larger than life figure that many knew as Jack Kennedy. Excellent story, it brought back memories and even tears. I loved it!

Overall rating:
Sensuality rating: Sweet

Reviewer: Louise Riveiro-Mitchell
December 11, 2003