Summary
Valaida listened hard. After the melody’s intro and Earl’s left-hand-to-right-hand cascades of piano sound, her space opened, and Valaida jumped in. She blew. She entered the music, saw the chords, embellishes, the references to other songs as plain as day behind her eyeballs, and she used them. She jumped from bar to bar like a benzine-fueled billy goat. She didn’t miss. She hit her peaks and whinnied in triumph. In the nebular light of the Terrace’s mirror ball, she flew with the men who ha…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781844081721 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1844081729 |
| Author: | Candace Allen |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Virago Press Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 512 |
| Release Date: | 9 June 2005 |
| Weight: | 348g |
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The often raw but remarkable story of the Harlem Lady know as Little Louis, Queen of the Trumpet– Mojo
Allen’s detailed biographical research gives her novel an authenticity that only the very best historical novelists can achieve - Waterstones Books Quarterly
A very well researched story about a real-life character set in a fascinating period of time.’ Tim Manderson, Publishing News - Memorable … as it darts between episodes in stream-of-consciousness style, impressionistic details build up into a convincing picture of the heroineMusic, love, addiction and imprisonment ensue in this deeply moving tale Eve Magazine - Fascinating novel Image MagazineThe often raw but remarkable story of the Harlem Lady know as Little Louis, Queen of the Trumpet - MojoCandace Allen
Candace Allen received her BA from Harvard before attending the New York University School of Film and Television, becoming the first African-American female member of the Directors Guild of America. She has been an assistant director, a screenwriter and now a novelist.
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