I saw the Marlon Brando film years ago, and I was fascinated by it. As I was buying audio books for my commute to and from work, I bought three of McCullers--which included this one. The prose is full of references to golden and amber-colored objects. I love how she sketches out the motives and the loneliness of several characters in such a small novel. It was also timely that I read it during Pride month as well.