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About Cotton Club Princess
Product Description African American Historical Fiction novel set during the "Era of Great American Madness!" Cotton Club Princess is a coming of age tale that uses the suspense and romance of the Harlem Renaissance, The Great Migration, and the Jazz Age to bring to life the 1920's-1930's in the world's most famous speakeasy. Mob Bosses, such as Madame Stephanie St.Clair, Bumpy Johnson, and Dutch Schultz battle for Harlem policy banks while the talented elite, such as Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway, and Bill Bojangles Robinson, entertain the masses. The Night Club Era and prohibition, come to life as seen through the eyes of a country girl, turned worldly, wise woman in the old glamorous Harlem, of Lenox Avenue, 125th Street, Striver's Row, and Sugar Hill. Comparable titles are The Striver's Row Spy by Jason Overstreet, Rules of Civility: A Novel by Amor Towles, The Chaperone by Laura Moriarty, and On Account of Conspicuous Women by Dawn Shamp Review Cotton Club Princess is a book for everyone who has ever had a dream and acted on it! A dream has many elements, and this book captures them all. - Calvin Ramsey, Award- winning author o f Ruth and the Green Book. "Karla Diggs Cotton Club Princess has been a pleasure to read. Nostalgia's reminiscence of her journey to the Cotton Club is wonderfully told. I loved this book, and look forward to reading many more Karla Diggs novels." Joan Daniel Whitlock, Playwright, Producer, Director of Mama's Pearls, The Stageplay This charming and thought-provoking gem is extremely profound and left me contemplating the nature of life's truest things like loyalty, obedience, simplicity, integrity, love, brokenness and grace. The author's writing style is incredibly insightful, and her characters are so vividly drawn they are reminiscent of a live action film of which you find yourself instantly transfixed. The novel is a refreshing and entertaining read until the very end. Sharlene Falls, Producer Bottom of the Net Filmworks, Atlanta, GA This is a fresh, unique insight to the dynamics of what it means to be a dream-conscious and audacious woman from the south during the period of the Harlem Renaissance. Not only does it provide a gripping fictional journey, it also reminds us of our personal hope unborn that is yearning to find the light of day while we are navigating our own unexpected "bend" in life's road. James McCarroll, Pastor of First Baptist Church, Castle Street, Murfreesboro TN "This is a fabulous tale telling the story of how Nostalgia lives her life to her own rules.. There are some brilliant characters and I was transported to the time of Jazz and stage dancing." -Tracy S., NetGalley Member Reviews. From the Author An Unaccustomed Dram and Other Stories From the Back Cover Sixteen-year-old NOSTALGIA RICHARDSON has lived all her life in the rural township of Spivey's Grove, South Carolina, but that has not stopped her from dreaming of running away to Harlem to become a showgirl at the world famous Cotton Club. One night when she comes home from work she finds her father in the company of NOAH HOLDTSTAFF, the most notorious bootlegger in town. Later, Nostalgia's 14-year- old sister, LILY, divulges their father's plans to marry her off to the 49-year-old Noah. To escape the ominous fate, Nostalgia goes to work as usual the next day, scheming to sneak off to the bus station to leave for New York City. Just prior to her audition for The Cotton Club, Nostalgia learns there was money involved in the deal their father made with Noah, forcing Lily to marry the miscreant instead. From 1928-1935, Nostalgia and Lily communicate with each other through a series of letters in which Nostalgia lives the glamorous life hobnobbing with the talented elite of the Harlem Renaissance. Lily, fueled by her ardent affair with milkman HENRY WHIT, uses N
