In the face of the sun : a novel

In the face of the sun A novel

Denny S. Bryce

Book - 2022

To escape an abusive marriage, Frankie Saunders flees across the country to Los Angeles with her reckless, profane Aunt Daisy, who will do whatever it takes to settle old scores and resolve the past--no matter what the damage, forcing Frankie to make some hard choices.

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Subjects
African American women > Fiction.
Secrecy > Fiction.
Nineteen sixties > Fiction.
Abused wives > Fiction.
Los Angeles (Calif.) > Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Novels.
Genres
Historical fiction
Novels
Published
New York, NY : Kensington Publishing Corp 2022.
Language
English
Main Author
Denny S. Bryce (author)
Item Description
Include discussion questions.
Physical Description
314 pages ; 21 cm
ISBN
9781496730107
Contents unavailable.
Review by Booklist Review

Hotel Somerville is the place for the famous and wealthy elite of the Black community to gather in Los Angeles in 1928. Daisy Washington is a chambermaid there but aims to be a journalist one day. For now, her position in the hotel gives her access to rumors that she passes along to a gossip columnist for cash. With the money from both her jobs, Daisy hopes to get help for her sick mother, but her life is changed when she meets a handsome guest. Forty years later, Daisy comes to the rescue of her niece Frankie, pregnant and fleeing her abusive husband. Together they travel from Chicago to Los Angeles, with one seeking a new start and one seeking revenge. Like she did in her previous novel (Wild Women and the Blues, 2021), Bryce excels at placing readers in a glamorous time and place. Her 1928 LA is riveting and vibrant. Still, it is difficult to see how the Daisy of 1928 became the Daisy of 1968. Recommended for historical-fiction readers who like to get lost in a time and place.

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