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Christian Dittus |
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'ROUND MIDNIGHT
Spanning the six decades when Las Vegas grew from a dusty gambling town to the diverse metropolis it is today, Round Midnight is the story of four women whose lives change at the Midnight Room nightclub.
June Stein and her husband open the El Capitan casino in the 1950s and rocket to success after hiring a charismatic black singer to anchor their nightclub. Their fast-paced lifestyle runs aground as racial tensions mount. Honorata leaves the Philippines as a mail order bride to a Chicago businessman, then hits the jackpot at the Midnight Room when he takes her on a weekend trip to Las Vegas. Engracia, a Mexican immigrant whose lucky find at the Midnight Room leads to heartbreak, becomes enmeshed in Honorata's secret when she opens her employer's door to that Chicago businessman - and his gun. And then there Coral, an African-American teacher who struggles with her own mysterious past. A favor for Honorata takes her to the Midnight Room, where she hits a jackpot of a different kind.
Mining the rich territory of motherhood and community, Round Midnight is a story full of passion, heartbreak, heroism, longing, and suspense that honors the reality of women's lives.
A Stephanie Cabot Book for the Gernert Company.
TRaeUME VOR MITTERNACHT
Deutsch von Marie-Luise Bezzenberger
[TB Goldmann, 06/19]
June Stein and her husband open the El Capitan casino in the 1950s and rocket to success after hiring a charismatic black singer to anchor their nightclub. Their fast-paced lifestyle runs aground as racial tensions mount. Honorata leaves the Philippines as a mail order bride to a Chicago businessman, then hits the jackpot at the Midnight Room when he takes her on a weekend trip to Las Vegas. Engracia, a Mexican immigrant whose lucky find at the Midnight Room leads to heartbreak, becomes enmeshed in Honorata's secret when she opens her employer's door to that Chicago businessman - and his gun. And then there Coral, an African-American teacher who struggles with her own mysterious past. A favor for Honorata takes her to the Midnight Room, where she hits a jackpot of a different kind.
Mining the rich territory of motherhood and community, Round Midnight is a story full of passion, heartbreak, heroism, longing, and suspense that honors the reality of women's lives.
A Stephanie Cabot Book for the Gernert Company.
TRaeUME VOR MITTERNACHT
Deutsch von Marie-Luise Bezzenberger
[TB Goldmann, 06/19]
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Published 2017-05-01 by Touchstone |