Holly is the story of a poor, white girl in 1944 North Carolina, whose lonely world is transformed by a handsome, educated black soldier from the war - and of the town's savage response to their romance.

Holly is the story of a poor white girl in 1944 North Carolina whose lonely world is transformed by a handsome educated black soldier from the war - and of the town's savage response to their romance. An indictment a love story and evocation of a time and place it confirms Albert French as a dark and passionate chronicler of American mores and culture

From the author of the very successful novel, >Billy<. >Holly< focuses on a small town called Supply, North Carolina, in 1944. The love affair between a white girl, Holly Hill and a black man has tragic consequences. A Minerva title.