The Supremes sing the happy heartache blues: a novel
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"From the author of the bestselling The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat, an exuberant and poignant new novel of passions, family, and forgiveness. When a late life love affair blooms between Mr. Forrest Payne, the owner of the Pink Slipper Gentleman's Club, and Miss Beatrice Jordan, famous for stationing herself at the edge of the club's parking lot and yelling warnings of eternal damnation at the departing patrons, their wedding summons a legend to town. Mr. El Walker, the great guitar bluesman, comes home to give a command performance in Plainview, Indiana, a place he'd sworn--and for good reason--he'd never set foot in again. But El is not the only Plainview native with a hurdle to overcome. A wildly philandering husband struggles at last to prove his faithfulness to the wife he's always loved. A young transwoman lights out for show biz and Chicago to escape her father's wrath and live an authentic life. And among those in this tightly knit community who show up every Sunday after church for lunch at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat, are the lifelong friends, known locally as "The Supremes"--Clarice, facing down her longing for, chance at and fear of a great career; Barbara Jean, grappling at last with the loss of a mother whose life humiliated both of them, and Odette, reaching toward her husband through an anger of his that she does not understand. Ed Moore's lively cast of characters, each of whom have surmounted serious trouble and come into love, need not learn how to survive but how, fully, to live. And they do, every one of them, serenaded by the bittersweet and unforgettable blues song El Walker plays, born of his own great loss and love"--
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Moore, E. K. (2017). The Supremes sing the happy heartache blues: a novel. First edition. New York, Henry Holt and Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Moore, Edward Kelsey. 2017. The Supremes Sing the Happy Heartache Blues: A Novel. New York, Henry Holt and Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Moore, Edward Kelsey, The Supremes Sing the Happy Heartache Blues: A Novel. New York, Henry Holt and Company, 2017.
MLA Citation (style guide)Moore, Edward Kelsey. The Supremes Sing the Happy Heartache Blues: A Novel. First edition. New York, Henry Holt and Company, 2017.
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