Wild Women and the Blues by Denny S. Bryce Get eBook
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Wild Women and the Blues by Denny S. Bryce
A Fascinating and Innovative Novel of Historical FictionIn a stirring and impeccably researched novel of Jazz-age Chicago in all its vibrant life, two stories intertwine nearly a hundred years apart, as a chorus girl and a film student deal with loss, forgiveness, and love?in all its joy, sadness, and imperfections. ?Why would I talk to you about my life? I don't know you, and even if I did, I don't tell my story to just any boy with long hair, who probably smokes weed. You wanna hear about me. You gotta tell me something about you. To make this worth my while.?1925: Chicago is the jazz capital of the world, and the Dreamland Caf? is the ritziest black-and-tan club in town. Honoree Dalcour is a sharecropper?s daughter, willing to work hard and dance every night on her way to the top. Dreamland offers a path to the good life, socializing with celebrities like Louis Armstrong and filmmaker Oscar Micheaux. But Chicago is also awash in bootleg whiskey, gambling, and gangsters. And a