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Title Statement | Becoming Bonnie / Jenni L. Walsh. |
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Author | Walsh, Jenni L |
Publication | New York: Forge,2017. |
Edition | First edition. |
Extent of Item | 303 pages |
ISBN | 0765390183 9780765390189 |
Other Number | 3096384 |
General Notes | "A Tom Doherty Associates book." |
Summary | The summer of 1927 might be the height of the Roaring Twenties, but Bonnelyn Parker is more likely to belt out a church hymn than sling drinks at an illicit juice joint. She's a sharp girl with plans to overcome her family's poverty, provide for herself, and maybe someday marry her boyfriend, Roy Thornton. But when Roy springs a proposal on her and financial woes jeopardize her ambitions, Bonnelyn finds salvation in an unlikely place: Dallas's newest speakeasy, Doc's. Living the life of a moll at night, Bonnie remains a wholesome girl by day, engaged to Roy, attending school and working toward a steady future. When Roy discovers her secret life, and embraces it--perhaps too much, especially when it comes to booze and gambling--Bonnie tries to make the pieces fit. Maybe she can have it all: the American Dream, the husband, and the intoxicating allure of jazz music. What she doesn't know is that her life--like her country--is headed for a crash. She's about to meet Clyde Barrow. |
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By Topic | Criminals--Fiction |
Man-woman relationships--Fiction | |
By Name | Parker, Bonnie,1910-1934 |
Barrow, Clyde,1909-1934 | |
By Genre | Historical fiction |
Biographical fiction |