Françoise DuMaurier is a writer and educator from Augusta, Georgia, USA. This is her first novel for young adults and she has a special interest in the experience of black and mixed race teenagers ...view moreFrançoise DuMaurier is a writer and educator from Augusta, Georgia, USA. This is her first novel for young adults and she has a special interest in the experience of black and mixed race teenagers coming of age in the American south.view less