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Billed as the Little Girl with the Big Voice, blues singer Lucille Arnetta Love always dreamed of life under the lights. From traveling family gospel band to lead singer in a riotous vaudeville troupe, Lucille is on the rise. But a devastating family secret, one that's poised to shatter every dream she's ever had, casts an inescapable shadow over Lucille's career.
Decades ago, a botched robbery ended in a suspicious death—and all signs point to Lucille's own father as the culprit. It's a secret that Lucille's family is determined to keep buried—even from Lucille herself. For a time, a fresh start feels possible, especially when Marcus Williams, Lucille's manager—and sometimes paramour—sets her up with a band to tour the country: Miss Lucille's Black Troubadours. Lucille's dream of seeing her name in the bright lights of Broadway may happen yet, if she and the Troubadours can endure the highly competitive, rocky road to fame.
Beneath the dazzling glamour of the vaudeville scene lies a wicked underbelly, as drinking, gambling, salacious love affairs and racial tensions compete to dim Lucille's shining star. And when shady figures from her father's past emerge, their thirst for revenge threatens to silence Lucille's career—and the sultry singer herself—for good.
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- ISBN: 9780369746658
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- ISBN: 9780369746658
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September 1, 2024
Chenault-Kilgore's debut, Long Gone, Come Home, was frequently named a most-anticipated read. Her latest is set during the 1920s jazz era. Lucille Arnetta Love, a performer with Miss Lucille's Black Troubadours, chases her dream of singing on Broadway. But her family secrets follow her when robbers from her father's past seek revenge. Prepub Alert.
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September 15, 2024
The Love family--Hank, Evelyn, and their daughter, Lucille--are forced to flee their hometown of Evansville, Indiana, after innocent bystander Hank is caught up in a botched robbery. Thanks to Evelyn and Lucille's talents, the family makes ends meet on the vaudeville circuit, where Lucille becomes known as "the little girl with the big voice." It's a hardscrabble life, but Lucille's talent attracts attention, and she strikes out on her own with the aid of a manager, Marcus, who helps her assemble a touring band, the Black Troubadours. Despite her hard work, the success that Lucille craves eludes her. When a figure from Hank's past returns, Lucille and the Troubadours find themselves in grave danger. Chenault-Kilgore (Long Gone, Come Home, 2023) traces Lucille's trajectory from child star to ambitious young musician in this immersive Jazz Age tale. Both the glamour and the dark side of a musician's life are well-covered, as is the pervasive racism of 1920s America, which relegates Lucille to second-class billing, inadequate accommodations, and the constant threat of violence. Fans of Diane Richards and Phyllis R. Dixon will be hooked.COPYRIGHT(2024) Booklist, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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