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"Dying of cancer, former jazz singer Betty Jewel Hughes takes out an ad seeking a loving mother for her 10-year-old daughter, which, despite the racial tensions of 1955, gains the attention of an outspoken white housewife willing to help."@en
"Desperate. Nowhere to turn. Dying woman seeks mother for her child. Loving heart required. Mississippi, 1955. Betty Jewel Hughes is dying of cancer. Her final wish? To find someone to take care of her young daughter, Billie, when she's gone. On the other side of town, Cassie Malone is an outspoken housewife insulated by her wealth and privileged white society. Recently widowed and childless, Betty Jewel's advert speaks to her own deep longing for a child. With racial tension in the South brewing, any bond forged between the two women and Billie will need to be as deep as it is forbidden."@en
"aAn unforgettable story of two courageous women brought together by one extraordinary little girl"
"An unforgettable story of two courageous women brought together by one extraordinary little girl. 1945, Memphis: Betty Jewel Hughes was the hottest black jazz singer in town. But when she finds herself pregnant and alone, she gives up her dream of being a star to raise her beautiful daughter, Billie, in Shakerag, Mississippi."
"Betty Jewel Hughes was once the hottest black jazz singer in Memphis. But when she finds herself pregnant and alone, she gives up her dream of being a star to raise her beautiful daughter, Billie, in Shakerag, Mississippi. Now, ten years later, in 1955, Betty Jewel is dying of cancer and looking for someone to care for Billie when she's gone. With no one she can count on, Betty Jewel does the unthinkable: she takes out a want ad seeking a loving mother for her daughter. Meanwhile, on the other side of town, recently widowed Cassie Malone is an outspoken housewife insulated by her wealth and privileged white society. Working part-time at a newspaper, she is drawn to Betty Jewel through her mysterious ad. With racial tension in the South brewing, the women forge a bond as deep as it is forbidden. But neither woman could have imagined the gifts they would find in each other, and in the sweet young girl they both love with all their hearts."@en

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"Domestic fiction"@en
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"The Sweetest Hallelujah"@en
"The Sweetest hallelujah"
"The sweetest hallelujah"
"The sweetest hallelujah"@en
"La petite fille de la rue Maple : roman"

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