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“A wonderful, jazzy, exciting read.” –Nikki Giovanni, author of Acolytes Broke and burned-out from grad school, Shay Dixon does the unthinkable after receiving a “vision” from her de facto spiritual adviser, blues singer Nina Simone. She phones Nona, the mother she had all but written off,... read more

Cast of Characters/Important People

  • LaShay: The protagonist: A 25 year old grad student who takes a semester off to "get it together"
  • Nina Simone: A spiritguide for LaShay
  • Nona: LaShay's mother
  • Sunny: LaShay's three year old sister.
  • Stephanie: LaShay's childhood friend
  • Desi: Stephanie's friend
  • Oliver: Employee at Record Store

First Sentence

I should have known things were getting bad when Nina Simone showed up.

Authors & Contributors

  1. Carleen Brice (Author)
 

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