Eminent Souls

By Sean Sweeney
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Published: Feb. 12, 2012
Words: 63,718 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781465955876

Short description

Charlene Phillips is a young Boston Brahmin lady whose mother has forbade her to go to Scollay Square, its gin mills and burlesque houses. But on the urging of her friends, Charlene goes to the Crawford House. On stage is a young Italian singer, Joe Cafario. Joe is everything Carleen’s parents detest – Italian, Catholic, poor. In time, the pair fall in love – until forced apart.

Extended description

It is June 1953. The Boston Braves have left for Milwaukee, and the Korean Conflict nears its completion. And Scollay Square, Boston’s illustrious entertainment district, is nearing its demise.

Charlene Phillips is a young Boston Brahmin lady whose mother has forbade her to go to Scollay Square, its gin mills and burlesque houses. But on the urging of her friends, Charlene goes to the Crawford House. On stage is a young Italian singer, Joe Cafario. Joe is everything Charlene’s parents detest – Italian, Catholic, poor. In time, the pair fall in love – until forced apart by Charlene’s father.

Time passes and the two reconnect in 1961 – right before the city unveils plans to rehabilitate Scollay Square via the eminent domain process. Joe and Charlene join forces to fight the city of Boston and to prevent the city from making their meeting place unrecognizable, all in the name of “progress.” (Read more) It is June 1953. The Boston Braves have left for Milwaukee, and the Korean Conflict nears its completion. And Scollay Square, Boston’s illustrious entertainment district, is nearing its demise.

Charlene Phillips is a young Boston Brahmin lady whose mother has forbade her to go to Scollay Square, its gin mills and burlesque houses. But on the urging of her friends, Charlene goes to the Crawford House. On stage is a young Italian singer, Joe Cafario. Joe is everything Charlene’s parents detest – Italian, Catholic, poor. In time, the pair fall in love – until forced apart by Charlene’s father.

Time passes and the two reconnect in 1961 – right before the city unveils plans to rehabilitate Scollay Square via the eminent domain process. Joe and Charlene join forces to fight the city of Boston and to prevent the city from making their meeting place unrecognizable, all in the name of “progress.”

Set during the waning years of Scollay Square – now known as Government Center in the heart of Downtown Boston – EMINENT SOULS is a boy meets girl tale that centers on love, loss, and what one run-down section of sloping hillside meant to two young people in the 1960s.
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romance, boston, scollay square

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