The Song Book of Benny Lament is a story of love, race, and music. The Song Book of Benny Lament by Amy Harmon is one of the best books I’ve read in a long time. But though America might love the music they make together, some people aren’t ready for Benny Lament and Esther Mine on-or off-the stage. Benny’s songs and Esther’s vocals are an explosive combination, a sound that fans can’t get enough of. But the music and the woman are too hard for the piano man to resist. And when Benny writes a hit song and performs it with her, their collaboration thrusts the duo onto the national stage…and stirs up old issues and new scrutiny that the mob-and Benny-would rather avoid. So he keeps to himself, writing songs for other musicians, avoiding the spotlight…until the night his father brings him to see Esther Mine sing.Įsther is a petite powerhouse with a gorgeous voice. With his father’s deep ties to the mob, the Bronx piano man has learned that love and family can get you in trouble. New York, 1960: For Benny Lament, music is his entire life. Book Descriptionįrom the bestselling author of What the Wind Knows and From Sand and Ash comes a powerful love story about a musical duo who put everything on the line to be together.
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