kenderickj 's review for:

Tar Baby by Toni Morrison

3.0

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Two couples living in the Caribbean, one white couple and their domestic help the black couple. The white couple rarely talk to each other but gets excited about possible visit from their estranged son. The black couple has no kids of their own but has raised their niece who is visiting from Paris, New York as a world traveler. When in their midst comes a washed ashore stranger that cause the eggs in everyone's relationship to crack. From the treatment of other minorities on the island, to the treatment of the estranged son. The washed up stranger falls in love with the niece and they escape to the States for a very romantic excursion but are soon caught up in different worlds that collide with thought provoking consequences. Toni Morrison has written a book about people attitudes between white and black, poor and rich, light skin and dark skin, and has giving me food for thought about life and people relationships with each other.