A star graduate student at Harvard, married to a man who has her family's unreserved approval, Sarah Stewart is leading a brilliant and perfect life. But then she decides to go to Senegal with her mentor, Ibrahim Mangane. Falling in love with both Senegal and Mangane changes the course of Sarah's life, leading her to the American Civil Rights movement, the emergence of Afrocentrism, and her own need to establish an independent identity. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.