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Just A Song Before I Go
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Published: Feb. 14, 2013
Words: 66,316 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781301576180
Short description
Makia, a single mother living in the projects on the South Side of Chicago. Joseph Scallettio, retired musician and composer, at peace living out his final days at St. Vincent's Nursing Home. Neither knew of each other... until now. If you enjoyed stories such as ‘The Notebook’ and ‘Fried Green Tomatoes’, you will truly enjoy this poignant love story.Extended description
Makia, a single mother from the South Side of Chicago, and her son, Matthew, are doing their best to make it day-to-day in the projects where they live. And so it doesn’t help matters when she is sentenced to community service for being involved in some vandal activity - which places her in the higher-income, residential, St.Vincent’s Nursing Home three days a week; located across town.Joseph Scallettio, retired musician and composer who lives at St. Vincent’s, is at peace to just stay to himself - looking out a window in the corner of a room.
Neither knew each other... until now.
Just A Song Before I Go is a story about love ... and loss. A journey involving diversity, awakening, compassion, and emotion.
If you enjoyed stories such as ‘The Notebook’ and ‘Fried Green Tomatoes’, you will truly enjoy this poignant love story.
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romance, fiction adult romance, chicago music, fiction african american general, fiction literature romance contemporary womans fiction, chicago fiction, romance 1940s, fiction literary fiction dramatic fiction, fiction american, general adultAvailable ebook reading formats
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