The Sweetest Hallelujah

by Elaine Hussey

Book Overview

An unforgettable story of two courageous women brought together by one extraordinary little girl

Betty Jewel Hughes was once the hottest black jazz singer in Memphis. But when she finds herself pregnant and alone, she gives up her dream of being a star to raise her beautiful daughter, Billie, in Shakerag, Mississippi. Now, ten years later, in 1955, Betty Jewel is dying of cancer and looking for someone to care for Billie when she's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0778315193
• ISBN13: 9780778315193
• Release Date: July 2013
• Publisher: Mira Books
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.2"