The Supremes Sing the Happy Heartache..., Edward Kelsey Moore
The Supremes Sing the Happy Heartache..., Edward Kelsey Moore
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The Supremes Sing the Happy Heartache Blues
A Novel

Author: Edward Kelsey Moore

Narrator: Adenrele Ojo

Unabridged: 10 hr 36 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/20/2017


Synopsis

From the author of the bestselling The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat, The Supremes Sing the Happy Heartache Blues, an exuberant and poignant new audiobook of passions, family, and forgiveness

When a late life love affair blooms between Mr. Forrest Payne, the owner of the Pink Slipper Gentleman’s Club, and Miss Beatrice Jordan, famous for stationing herself at the edge of the club’s parking lot and yelling warnings of eternal damnation at the departing patrons, their wedding summons a legend to town. Mr. El Walker, the great guitar bluesman, comes home to give a command performance in Plainview, Indiana, a place he’d sworn—and for good reason—he’d never set foot in again.

But El is not the only Plainview native with a hurdle to overcome. A wildly philandering husband struggles at last to prove his faithfulness to the wife he’s always loved. And among those in this tightly knit community who show up every Sunday after church for lunch at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat, are the lifelong friends, known locally as “The Supremes” —Clarice, facing down her longing for, chance at and fear of a great career; Barbara Jean, grappling at last with the loss of a mother whose life humiliated both of them, and Odette, reaching toward her husband through an anger of his that she does not understand.

Edward Kelsey Moore’s lively cast of characters, each of whom have surmounted serious trouble and come into love, need not learn how to survive but how, fully, to live. And they do, every one of them, serenaded by the bittersweet and unforgettable blues song El Walker plays, born of his own great loss and love.

About Edward Kelsey Moore

Edward Kelsey Moore is the author of the bestselling The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat. His short fiction has appeared in Indiana Review, African American Review, and Inkwell, among others. His short story “Grandma and the Elusive Fifth Crucifix” was selected as an audience favorite on National Public Radio’s Stories on Stage series. A professional cellist, he lives in Chicago.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Barbara

This sequel to The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat revisits three women - Odette, Clarice, and Barbara Jean - who grew up as best friends in Plainview, Indiana. Affectionately called 'The Supremes', the trio of African-American women, now in their sixties, have supported each through life's ups a......more

Goodreads review by Cindy

The Supremes Sing the Happy Heartache Blues is a delightful read from start to finish. The characters are likeable and clever, the dialogue is outstanding and authentic, and the plot is highly entertaining. Clarice, Barbara Jean and Odette have been friends since childhood and are known in their tow......more

Goodreads review by Jan

Everyone's back in the sequel to The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat. A few more characters are introduced which adds to the storyline and they fit in flawlessly. A darker theme is prominent throughout but well done. Still, all the feels are there as with the first book. Questions were answered a......more

Goodreads review by Andre

⭐️⭐️.5️⃣ This book didn't resonate with me and I never really got fully committed. The Supremes seem to be a fun bunch of friends and in this second novel there is a lot, perhaps too much going on to build an engaging story around. The ghost thing doesn't work well, as a character device. The storyl......more