In this novel, Toni Morrison shows the dark backstage of the small American town where Picola Breedlove lives, whose only dream is blue eyes. Beauty is a relative concept, but for America in the 40s, black beauty does not exist. Morrison tells the story of a black girl, woven from a patchwork of tragedy, ignorance, prejudice, who wants one thing - to be looked at differently. And also - the stories of many other people: her parents, classmates, acquaintances. Before us, a series of events take place that turned Picola's life around forever. There are books that hurt to read. But it's a healing pain, because whatever Morrison writes about, all her books are about love.