Author Elaine
Hussey, the much-lauded author of THE
SWEETEST HALLELUJAH, is in her writing cave penning
another literary fiction novel. But she popped out long
enough to announce that she’s sending a VALENTINE
SURPRISE PACKAGE to the winner of this contest!
Betty Jewel Hughes was once the hottest black
jazz singer in Memphis. But when she finds herself pregnant
and alone, she gives up her dream of being a star to raise
her beautiful daughter, Billie, in Shakerag, Mississippi.
Now, ten years later, in 1955, Betty Jewel is dying of
cancer and looking for someone to care for Billie when she's
gone. With no one she can count on, Betty Jewel does the
unthinkable: she takes out a want ad seeking a loving mother
for her daughter.
Meanwhile, on the other side of town, recently widowed
Cassie Malone is an outspoken housewife insulated by her
wealth and privileged white society. Working part-time at a
newspaper, she is drawn to Betty Jewel through her
mysterious ad. With racial tension in the South brewing, the
women forge a bond as deep as it is forbidden. But neither
woman could have imagined the gifts they would find in each
other, and in the sweet young girl they both love with all
their hearts. Deeply moving and richly evocative, THE
SWEETEST HALLELUJAH is a remarkable tale about finding hope
in a time of turmoil, and about the transcendent and
transformative power of friendship.
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