''Clover'' is a 1997 American

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that first aired on

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based on Dori Sanders' bestselling 1990 novel ''Clover''.

Plot

White Sara Kate (

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) marries Gaten Hill ( Hudson), a black widowed father. Shortly after their wedding, Gaten dies in an auto crash. So Sara has to take care of Gaten's daughter, Clover (

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). Problem is, she and Clover have not exactly bonded and several of Gaten's friends and relatives object to her being Clover's guardian.

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