Louise is joining us from "across the pond " - so BYOT (bring your own tea) for this very special Q&\;A.
\nA bout the book: A body falls from a town house window in Harlem\, and it lo oks just like the newest singer at the Apollo&hellip\;in this evocative\, twisting new novel from the author of \;Miss Aldridge Regrets.
\nHarlem\, 1936: Lena Aldridge grew up in a cramped corner of London\, hear ing stories of the bright lights of Broadway. She always imagined that whe n she finally went to New York City\, she&rsquo\;d be there with her fathe r. But now he&rsquo\;s dead\, and she&rsquo\;s newly arrived and alone\, c hasing a dream that has quickly dried up. When Will Goodman&mdash\;the han dsome musician she met on the crossing from England&mdash\;offers for her to stay with his friends in Harlem\, she agrees. She has nowhere else to g o\, and this will give her a chance to get to know Will better and see if she can find any trace of the family she might have remaining.
\nWil l&rsquo\;s friends welcome her with open arms\, but just as Lena discovers the stories her father once told her were missing giant pieces of informa tion\, she also starts to realize the man she&rsquo\;s falling too fast an d too hard for has secrets of his own. And they might just place a target on her back. Especially when she is drawn to the brightest stage in town.< /p>\n
About the Author: \;Louise Hare is a London-based author. Her debut novel\, This Lovely City\, was published in the UK to wide acclaim\, and was a Between the Covers Book Club Pick on BBC Two. She has an MA in creative writing from the University of London.
\nThis program is a collaboration with Ashland Public Library. \;
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