Young Again

by Don Trowden, Valerie McKee

Overview

What would you do with just one week of being young again? Young Again combines music, magic, and romance in an uplifting fantasy novel. Mabel Johnson is a legendary jazz and blues singer living alone in Mississippi following an extraordinary career. She's in pain, no longer able to play the piano, and is saddened by the recent death of her granddaughter. Mabel's great-granddaughter comes to visit and prays that Mabel can be young again. When her prayer is answered, the two ladies set off on a week of romantic and musical adventures entangling a handsome young doctor, a music mogul, a homeless man, and an aspiring singer down on her luck. How they extricate themselves from their many lies provides the comic tension in this fun novel. Set in Clarksdale, Mississippi, home of the Delta blues, Young Again tells the story of America's contribution to music through jazz and the blues, as well as the influence of many legends including Muddy Waters, Nina Simone, and Peggy Lee. Filled with music, magic, faith, and love, Young Again will appeal to all those looking for a welcome escape.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781735027364
Publisher:	BookBaby
Publication date:	05/17/2022
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	330
File size:	775 KB

About the Author

Don Trowden is the author of Normal Family (2012), No One Ran to the Altar (2016), All the Lies We Live (2018), and The Isles of Shoals Remembered (1992). Young Again is his fifth published book and first co-written work along with Valerie McKee.This is Valerie McKee's debut novel. An employee within the the New York City public school system, Valerie is a graduate of Tufts University and La Sorbonne. She has an MBA in Human Resources Management from the University of Phoenix.

Editorial Reviews

"Young Again is a delightful love story, filled with insights about family, aging, religious faith, and the importance of music for human flourishing."
—Michael Kinnamon, author of Summer of Love and Evil

"Mabel's week, heaped high with blues and jazz and a side helping of classical music, unfolds in steamy, pre-Covid Mississippi. Rich in sensory appeal, abundant in authentic detail, this story showcases the authors' impressive ability to weave supernatural elements into the real world Mabel shares with the very human, and occasionally eccentric, characters who surround her."
— Anna Blauveldt, author of To Play at God

"Carefully crafted characters, vivid imagery of the American South, and a close-knit Black community all come together around music as young Mabel performs jazz standards, surprising her audiences with a voice and skill level suggesting a much older soul."
— Wendy Shaia, author of The Black Cell (2022)

"Young Again reminds us that only love can compensate for our losses, heal our hearts, and bind us together as a family."
— Otis Bullfinch, author of Pursuing Daisy Garfield (2023)

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