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Moonlit Eyes by Emma Blair.
Back cover.
islinngton, the late 1930s. When Pee Wee Poston and his wife Beula
are offered the chance to swap New York for London, they jump at it. Pee Wee, a highly talented saxophonist, has been asked to
launch a new jazz club in Soho. By accepting, the couple can be close to their son Julius, a high-flying diplomat at the
American embassy.
The Postons settle in Islington, only to find that some locals dislike
having a black family in the area. But from their new neighbours -
Albert and Jess Sykes, their daughter Ellie and son Paul - they receive
the sort of warm welcome Londoners are known for. Before long,
they are firm friends - a commodity which, with war looming, grows
more precious by the day.
As Hitler launches his bombing campaign on London, Pee Wee and his band play on, resolute in their defiance of the air raids. And then,
in the middle of the tragedy and suffering, a moment of rare beauty
blossoms. Julius plays one of his father's records, Moonlit Eyes, and asks Ellie to dance . ..
from the bestselling author of
FORGET-ME-NOT
GENERAL FICTION
ILLUSTRATION: GORDON CRABB
ISBN 0316855855


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MOONLIT EYES
Emma Blair