When the Bluebirds Sing
Three sisters, the children of a mixed couple - their father African American, their mother white - choose different paths for adult fulfillment. Beautiful, fair-skinned Leana, who is proficient, skillful, and talented at the piano, wants to become a concert pianist. Does she have the fortitude to live a life alone, buffeted by incessant travel and stage appearances? Fresh from the Conservatory at Oberlin College, will she instead pursue a career mentored by her African American professor, who insists on a sexual relationship? What path does she finally choose?Nicole, who views her dark skin as an impediment to success, is gratified when Bryn…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-951985-86-8
- EAN: 9781951985868
- Produktnummer: 36138342
- Verlag: Virtualbookworm.Com Publishing
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
- Seitenangabe: 304 S.
- Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D1.7 cm 496 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 496
Über den Autor
Sylvia Mader is the author of A Water Lily Blooms, a novel that introduces us to the tumultuous life of Andie Bradford, who was raised on lovely Martha's Vineyard, but goes away to college and medical school on the mainland. Andie marries Dan Jamison, an African American she meets on the Vineyard. Together they have three daughters, each of whom pursues her own unique path to find happiness in this novel, Sylvia's second, When the Bluebirds Sing.Sylvia Mader was a professor of Biology who wrote several biology textbooks widely adopted in colleges and universities. Lately, she has turned her writing skills to the publication of novels that feature the aspirations of college-age students who want to contribute to making this a better world. Sylvia has had a home on Martha's Vineyard these past thirty years, and she enjoys sharing her love of the island with the readers of her novels.Visit Sylvia's website: www.sylviasmader.com for more information about Sylvia and her three recent books: A Water Lily Blooms, When the Bluebirds Sing, and Martha's Vineyard Nature Guide, 2nd edition.When the Bluebirds Sing, A Water Lily Blooms, and Martha's Vineyard Nature Guide can be purchased at www.amazon.com.
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