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The Blues Walked In

Hardcover • 2018 • 1. edition

The Blues Walked In

By Kathleen George

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About the book

In 1936, life on the road means sleeping on the bus or in hotels for blacks only. After finishing her tour with Nobel Sissel's orchestra, nineteen year-old Lena Horne is walking the last few blocks to her father's hotel in Pittsburgh's Hill District. She stops at a lemonade stand and meets a Lebanese American girl, Marie David. Marie loves movies and adores Lena, and their chance meeting sparks a relationship that will intertwine their lives forever. Lena also meets Josiah Conner, a charismatic ...Show more

Historical fiction

Book details

ISBN

9780822945246

Publisher

University of Pittsburgh Press

Published year

2018

Language

Edition

1

Original title

The Blues Walked In

Format

Hardcover

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