On the one hand, it's a thorough look at the life and music of Bob Marley, the reggae icon and
beautiful spirit whose one - love refrain still reverberates today, more than 30 years after his all - too - early death.
From her years as a
spirited, secretive child, through her university studies - a period of exquisite freedom that imbued her with a profound appreciation of friendship and a love of travel - to her escape to a new life in California, Mayes exuberantly recreates the intense relationships of her past, recounting the bitter and sweet stories of her complicated family: her
beautiful yet fragile mother, Frankye; her unpredictable father, Garbert; Daddy Jack,
whose life Garbert saved; grandmother Mother Mayes; and the family maid, Frances's confidant Willie Bell.