Why read The Songbook of Benny Lament?

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From the bestselling author of What the Wind Knows and From Sand and Ash comes a powerful love story about a musical duo who put everything on the line to be together.

New York, 1960: For Benny Lament, music is his entire life. With his father's deep ties to the…

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1 author picked The Songbook of Benny Lament as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Darlene Jones

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I can’t sing. I never listen to music. I can’t remember where I heard about this book or why I tried the sample, but once I started reading, I could not stop.

Harmon is a master novelist. She invites us into a new world, wraps us up in the characters’ lives, and doesn’t let go. It’s the 1960s U.S., with mobs running the show, with racism running rampant, with lives in danger in so many ways, especially when a white songwriter and a black singer fall in love and decide to marry.

I’m usually a fast reader, but this book…

From Darlene's 3 favorite reads in 2023.