THE COLOR OF GOOD BREAD Gilbert BORDES (2003)

THE COLOR OF GOOD BREAD Gilbert BORDES - France Loisirs Editions (123 boulevard de Grenelle, Paris) with the permission of Robert Laffont Editions - 2003 - 335 pages - Hard cover with dust jacket. Grégory is sixteen years old. He is a tall, handsome and kind boy who arrives at his maternal grandparents' house in a small village in Corrèze – his mother is suffering from a serious heart condition that will soon take her life. When the village discovers that Grégory is mixed-race, he has to face the racial prejudices of the village... and especially of a grandfather who has not forgiven his daughter for her missteps. Sincere and moving, will the young boy deprived of love manage to win the hearts of those who reject him? It will take all the tenderness of the grandmother, all the goodwill of Grégory, despite humiliation and family obstacles, for the old man to admit that Grégory can be his worthy heir.