Beatrice Bush

A small town becomes gripped by an ethical debate when the community discovers a moody, egotistical scientist is experimenting with DNA and the creation of new life.

Caroline du Sud, 1776. Le conflit entre les indépendantistes et les Anglais semble inévitable. Benjamin Martin sait trop bien ce qu'est une guerre et il n'en veut pas. Cet ancien héros des combats contre les français et les indiens n'ignore rien de la violence des affrontements armés... Aujourd'hui veuf, il élève seul ses 7 enfants dans sa plantation. Son fils aîné, Gabriel, s'engage contre l'avis de son père. Lorsque les troupes anglaises, commandées par le colonel Tavington, arrivent aux portes de sa propriété, il est trop tard.

The story of two small town boys from different sides of the tracks: 1950's childhood and self-redemption. Young "Whitey" Black (so called because of a tuft of blanched hair on the left side of his head) lives in poverty with his single mother and ailing, four-year old sister, Sandy. Just across town, young Jerry Barlow lives the advantages of a middle class lifestyle with both parents and his younger brother. When mischief casts Whitey and Jerry into a shared paper route, Jerry quickly learns of Whitey's desire to buy his sister an angel doll for Christmas. Even though no such dolls exist in their hometown, Whitey, Jerry and a host of colorful characters set out in search of Sandy's gift. Along the way, reversals of fortune, theft, prejudice and, ultimately, the boy's friendship opens their eyes to the vastness of the small town around them.

A Capeside, Dawson découvre les aléas de l'adolescence et voit ses relations avec Joey et Pacey, ses amis de toujours, mises à rude épreuve.