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276 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2013
This is the latest in a series of books that I've read that alternates an earlier historic period with the present time (Sarah's Key, The Winter Sea, People Of the Book) and in all of them, as well as this novel, I found the earlier story to be the more compelling. The character of Ruby in Tiger Rag did not always ring true to me - some of her actions seemed over the top. But I would recommend this to anyone interested in early New Orleans jazz history - a well written novel with a nice looking dust jacket in black and gold. I definitely will seek out some of Christopher's other works.