I just read OUT OF THE EASY by Ruta Sepetys. It is such a good book! It takes place in 1950 in New Orleans, and the main character is Josie, the daughter of a brothel prostitute who wants nothing more than to get out of "The Big Easy" and go to college up north. But when a visitor in town ends up murdered and Josie's mother is implicated in the murder, Josie is caught between her dreams of college and the creepy New Orleans underworld. This is a wonderfully written story that really captures the setting and flavor of life in New Orleans during a time when lots of people were connected to the mob and no one knew who they could trust. I loved this book!
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