Sing Her Name: A Novel
Apr 2022 · Agate Publishing
Ebook
341
Pages
family_home
Eligible
info
About this ebook
" A beautiful and triumphant novel in which a talented woman works to reconcile her sense of family loyalty with her fidelity to her own considerable gifts." — Foreword Review, starred review
Brilliantly talented Celia DeMille is a nineteenth-century concert artist who has garnered fame and sung all over the world. But prejudice bars her from achieving her place in history as one of the world's greatest singers, and she dies in poverty and obscurity.
In twenty-first-century New Orleans, Eden Malveaux, a thirty-something waitress with a beautiful but untutored voice, is the sole guardian of her seventeen-year-old brother. Eden struggled for years to make ends meet and protect her wayward brother. After a hurricane displaces them to New York City, Eden seeks safe refuge—not only from the ensuing flood, but also to hide her brother from the law.
When Eden receives a box containing a hundred-year-old scrapbook and a mysterious and valuable gold pendant necklace belonging to Celia DeMille, her life is forever altered. As Eden explores the artifacts of Celia DeMille's extraordinary life, curiosity grows into obsession, then into an inspiration that propels Eden into a world she never dreamed. But just as she is poised to make her mark on the world stage, her brother's dangerous choices catch up with them. To face the promise of her future, Eden must first reconcile years of regrets and leave behind the guilt of the past—and perhaps even the brother she loves.
"Uplifting . . . Story reveals a knack for natural dialogue and writes movingly, both about music and the devastation caused by Katrina." — The Dallas Morning News
"This truly is a novel that sings." — Booklist
Brilliantly talented Celia DeMille is a nineteenth-century concert artist who has garnered fame and sung all over the world. But prejudice bars her from achieving her place in history as one of the world's greatest singers, and she dies in poverty and obscurity.
In twenty-first-century New Orleans, Eden Malveaux, a thirty-something waitress with a beautiful but untutored voice, is the sole guardian of her seventeen-year-old brother. Eden struggled for years to make ends meet and protect her wayward brother. After a hurricane displaces them to New York City, Eden seeks safe refuge—not only from the ensuing flood, but also to hide her brother from the law.
When Eden receives a box containing a hundred-year-old scrapbook and a mysterious and valuable gold pendant necklace belonging to Celia DeMille, her life is forever altered. As Eden explores the artifacts of Celia DeMille's extraordinary life, curiosity grows into obsession, then into an inspiration that propels Eden into a world she never dreamed. But just as she is poised to make her mark on the world stage, her brother's dangerous choices catch up with them. To face the promise of her future, Eden must first reconcile years of regrets and leave behind the guilt of the past—and perhaps even the brother she loves.
"Uplifting . . . Story reveals a knack for natural dialogue and writes movingly, both about music and the devastation caused by Katrina." — The Dallas Morning News
"This truly is a novel that sings." — Booklist
" A beautiful and triumphant novel in which a talented woman works to reconcile her sense of family loyalty with her fidelity to her own considerable gifts." — Foreword Review, starred review
Brilliantly talented Celia DeMille is a nineteenth-century concert artist who has garnered fame and sung...
Discover more
About the author
Rosalyn Story is a violinist with the Fort Worth Symphony and the author of the novels More Than You Know (Agate Bolden, 2004) and Wading Home (Agate Bolden, 2010), as well as And So I Sing, a nonfiction work about African American opera singers. She lives in Dallas, Texas.
Rosalyn Story is a violinist with the Fort Worth Symphony and the author of the novels More Than You Know (Agate Bolden, 2004) and Wading Home (Agate Bolden, 2010), as well as And So I Sing, a nonfiction work about African American opera singers. She lives in Dallas, Texas.
Rate this ebook
Tell us what you think.
Reading information
Smartphones and tablets
Install the Google Play Books app for Android and iPad/iPhone. It syncs automatically with your account and allows you to read online or offline wherever you are.
Laptops and computers
You can listen to audiobooks purchased on Google Play using your computer's web browser.
eReaders and other devices
To read on e-ink devices like Kobo eReaders, you'll need to download a file and transfer it to your device. Follow the detailed Help Center instructions to transfer the files to supported eReaders.
