Nostalgic childhood recall, which tells the story of the twin who was underdog through childhood -- and who grew up to be an individual in her own right. And paralleling her story, a Cinderella pattern of poor boy making good. A convincing picture of middle class South -- of the sprawling membership of a family, knit by blood and common traditions, by certain pretenses and false snobbery, and held together by a matriarch of the old school. Slight plot but good characterization.