The Reputation of Booya Carthy - Couverture souple

Drown, Phillip

 
9781512381801: The Reputation of Booya Carthy
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1512381802 ISBN 13 : 9781512381801
Editeur : CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2015

Synopsis

In Honahee, a small Mississippi town where trouble brews quicker than bootleg whisky, all that Calvin ‘Booya’ Carthy wants to do is play the blues. Innocent to the ways of the world, he immerses himself into the cut-throat local scene, where even the smallest disagreements are settled with bloodshed.Playing outside the local store by day, and in the barrelhouse at night, his popularity soon spreads beyond the county borders. The Great Depression has hit America. Violent racial hatred remains rife. Musicians are being targeted. When Calvin attracts the attention of a demanding white lady, wife of a racist bootlegger with sympathisers in the long and corrupt arm of The Law, he can no longer seek protection within the crowds who covet his music. With a threat even greater than The Law descending upon Honahee, Calvin must decide how much he would sacrifice for his reputation, even as danger follows him ever closer to those he loves most.Where is there to hide when everyone knows your name?

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In Honahee, a small Mississippi town where trouble brews quicker than bootleg whisky, all that Calvin ‘Booya’ Carthy wants to do is play the blues. Innocent to the ways of the world, he immerses himself into the cut-throat local scene, where even the smallest disagreements are settled with bloodshed. Playing outside the local store by day, and in the barrelhouse at night, his popularity soon spreads beyond the county borders. The Great Depression has hit America. Violent racial hatred remains rife. Musicians are being targeted. When Calvin attracts the attention of a demanding white lady, wife of a racist bootlegger with sympathisers in the long and corrupt arm of The Law, he can no longer seek protection within the crowds who covet his music. With a threat even greater than The Law descending upon Honahee, Calvin must decide how much he would sacrifice for his reputation, even as danger follows him ever closer to those he loves most. Where is there to hide when everyone knows your name?

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Éditeur
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Date d'édition
2015
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1512381802
ISBN 13 
9781512381801
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
376
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
non disponible

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