Substantially cherished only youngster Annie has always experienced a tranquil lifetime. She and her lovely mother are intertwined and inseparable. But when Annie turns twelve, her existence shifts. Then she meets Eric, who's white, middle-aged and includes a wife who's got type-of-agreed to an open marriage and an adopted black daughter who

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