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 jeopardise 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.
- ISBN10 0765390191
- ISBN13 9780765390196
- Publish Date 1 May 2018 (first published 9 May 2017)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 4 April 2022
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Forge
- Format Paperback
- Pages 304
- Language English