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CHINA BLUES
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Eio Books is proud to announce the newly released version of China Blues by
Ki Longfellow.
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Published by Harper Collins under the name Pamela Longfellow, Ki Longfellow's first novel, CHINA BLUES, was
the subject
of a brisk English auction and then went on to be published
in 8
languages. It was also optioned by the prestigious
Hollywood team of
Zanuck and Brown. Eio Books is proud to re-issue CHINA
BLUES for a new generation of readers.
The Roaring Twenties, Chinatown, San Francisoco: back-street
blues and bathtub gin...hardball mobsters and hardheaded
cops...seductive speakeasies and sizzling scandals. As
young Louis Armstrong blows his horn in the infamous Blue
Canary, impetuous Nob Hill socialite Elizabeth Stafford
Hamilton plunges into a reckless affair with mysterious Li
Kwan Won. Unknown to Lizzie, Li is the overlord of the
city's vast bootlegging empire—and arch-enemy of her
powerful husband, the San Franciso district attorney.
Suddenly Lizzie's privileged, upper-crust life is shadowed
by danger and intrigue—as she's trapped between her
lover and her husband while they battle for control of the
city.
From Chinatown's dark underworld to high society's
glittering ballrooms, from garish bawdy houses to the
corridors of power, China Blues weaves an
unforgettable tapestry of a dazzling age in the city of
dreams, when nothing seemed forbidden—and every
pleasure was a sin...
"Offbeat, unruly characters and vibrant atmosphere spill
over the pages of this promising first novel set in San
Francisco during Prohibition... Bootlegging, the Tong Wars,
smoky speakeasies, inept mobsters, and the Teapot Dome
scandal zigzag through these pages like streaks of
lightning. The Jazz Era leaps to
life."—Publishers Weekly
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