In the Midnight Room A Novel Author:Laura McBride From the author of the acclaimed novel We Are Called to Rise comes a ?jewel of a novel? (BookPage) about four vivid and complicated women in Las Vegas whose lives become connected by secrets, courage, tragedies, and small acts of kindness. — ?Passionate, gripping, and beautifully written? (Margot Livesey, author of Mercury), ?Round Midnight is th... more »e story of four women whose lives change at the Midnight Room casino nightclub.
June Stein and her husband open the El Capitan casino in the 1950s, and rocket to success after hiring a charismatic black singer to anchor their nightclub. Their fast-paced lifestyle runs aground as racial tensions mount.
Honorata leaves the Philippines as a mail-order bride to a Chicago businessman, then hits a jackpot at the Midnight Room when he takes her on a weekend trip to Las Vegas.
Engracia, a Mexican immigrant whose lucky find at the Midnight Room leads to heartbreak, becomes enmeshed in Honorata?s secret when she opens her employer?s door to that Chicago businessman?and his gun.
And then there is Coral, an African-American teacher who struggles with her own mysterious past. A favor for Honorata takes her to the Midnight Room, where she hits a jackpot of another kind.
?Compelling, transporting, and deeply wise? (Patry Francis, author of The Orphans of Race Point), ?Round Midnight ?powerfully addresses an important theme, namely, how much a personal choice can impact others and even alter history? (Booklist).« less