Set in south carolina in 1964, tells the story of Lily owens, whose life has been shaped around the blurred memory of the afternoon her mother was killed. When Lily's fierce-hearted black "Stand-in mother," Rosaleen, ins...Set in south carolina in 1964, tells the story of Lily owens, whose life has been shaped around the blurred memory of the afternoon her mother was killed. When Lily's fierce-hearted black "Stand-in mother," Rosaleen, insults three of the deepest racists in town, Lily decides to spring them both free.