Their trials and tribulations are heartbreaking and Rufus struggles with Leona and himself all the way to the end. And this is before laws against interracial marriage were ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. You see, Rufus is a Black American and Leona, a white woman from the South. At first, Rufus and Leona are on the path to love but reality quickly sets in. He is involved with an older woman named Jane, who has a drinking problem but somehow manages to function and continue painting. Rufus’ best friend in Vivaldo, a young Italian from Brooklyn. It is there that they come intimate and that encounter sets into motion a chain of events that affects nearly every single character in the book. Sparks fly between the two and Rufus invites her to an after party at the apartment of a friend. He has just met a recent transplant to New York City from Georgia named Leona. The story begins in Harlem, New York as we are introduced to a musician named Rufus Scott.
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