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Rotert's astonishing debut novel opens with ten-year-old Sophia sitting behind the dusty velvet curtains at Chicago's Blue Angel Jazz Club. She peeks out at the audience, yearning to be noticed. But it's the singer, her mother, Naomi, who's center stage, the place that she was born to be. Naomi is single-mindedly focused on achieving fame, and therein lies the conflict for Sophia and everyone else caught up in Naomi's thrall. Her daughter, her lovers, and her best friend, Jim...Log In or Sign Up to Read More