Windy City Blues
Author: Rosen, Renee
ISBN: 9781101991121
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 15 Mar 2017
Pages: 480
Format: Paperback / softback
The bestselling author of White Collar Girl and What the Lady Wants explores one woman's journey of self-discovery in the world of the Chicago blues set against the backdrop of the Civil Rights Movement...
In 1960s Chicago, a young woman stands in the middle of a musical and social revolution. A new historical novel from the bestselling author ofWhite Collar GirlandWhat the Lady Wants.
"The rise of the Chicago Blues scene fairly shimmers with verve and intensity, and the large, diverse cast of characters is indelibly portrayed with the perfect pitch of a true artist."
-Melanie Benjamin, New York Times bestselling author ofThe Swans of Fifth Avenue
Leeba Groski doesn't exactly fit in, but her love of music is not lost on her childhood friend and neighbor, Leonard Chess, who offers her a job at his new record company in Chicago. What starts as answering phones and filing becomes more than Leeba ever dreamed of, as she comes into her own as a songwriter and crosses paths with legendary performers like Chuck Berry and Etta James. But it's Red Dupree, a black blues guitarist from Louisiana, who captures her heart and changes her life.
Their relationship is unwelcome in segregated Chicago and they are shunned by Leeba's Orthodox Jewish family. Yet in the midst of the Civil Rights Movement, Leeba and Red discover that, in times of struggle, music can bring people together.
READERS GUIDE INSIDE
ISBN: 9781101991121
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 15 Mar 2017
Pages: 480
Format: Paperback / softback
The bestselling author of White Collar Girl and What the Lady Wants explores one woman's journey of self-discovery in the world of the Chicago blues set against the backdrop of the Civil Rights Movement...
In 1960s Chicago, a young woman stands in the middle of a musical and social revolution. A new historical novel from the bestselling author ofWhite Collar GirlandWhat the Lady Wants.
"The rise of the Chicago Blues scene fairly shimmers with verve and intensity, and the large, diverse cast of characters is indelibly portrayed with the perfect pitch of a true artist."
-Melanie Benjamin, New York Times bestselling author ofThe Swans of Fifth Avenue
Leeba Groski doesn't exactly fit in, but her love of music is not lost on her childhood friend and neighbor, Leonard Chess, who offers her a job at his new record company in Chicago. What starts as answering phones and filing becomes more than Leeba ever dreamed of, as she comes into her own as a songwriter and crosses paths with legendary performers like Chuck Berry and Etta James. But it's Red Dupree, a black blues guitarist from Louisiana, who captures her heart and changes her life.
Their relationship is unwelcome in segregated Chicago and they are shunned by Leeba's Orthodox Jewish family. Yet in the midst of the Civil Rights Movement, Leeba and Red discover that, in times of struggle, music can bring people together.
READERS GUIDE INSIDE
