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It''s 1996, and alt-rocker Emma Cantor is on tour, with her sights trained on a record deal. Emma''s got no lack of inspiration for her confessional songs, chief among them her mother Judie, a 1960s folk legend who is bitterly disappointed by Emma''s choice to skip college. Emma is baffled by Judie''s coldness. Judie herself was only eighteen when she ran away to New York to pursue music, ahead of forming the influential folk duo the Singer Sisters with her sister Sylvia. But Judie has a long-kept secret about why she abandoned her music career at the peak of her success, which is about to unravel. This is an epic family saga that follows mother Judie and daughter Emma as they navigate the ups and downs of music stardom - asking what women artists must sacrifice for success.
About the author
Sarah Seltzer is a journalist who has been published in dozens of publications including the New York Times, TIME, Jezebel, Glamour, Cosmopolitan, The Nation, and Lilith - where she currently works as an editor. She lives in Harlem, New York with her husband, two children and their out-of-control book and record collection. She loves watching British costume dramas, roaming outdoors, eating ice cream and constantly texting with her family. The Singer Sisters is her debut novel.
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