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Soho Blues
The debut of a natural storyteller who tells with passion and poignancy the bittersweet love story of Betty and Harry. A haunting tale of love found and lost - and found again in a different form. The austere fifties are ending when Betty breezes through the door of the Hudson Cafe in London's Soho, smack into the life of the much younger Henry (Harry) Hudson who falls for her hook, line and sinker. Harry is a romantic dreamer. Betty is the object of his dreams, yet if he'd only known what had before he met her ... He tells the story of their stormy, tender relationship. She causes him he retaliates with a punishing lie. Harry's tale is counterpointed by Betty revealing her past,with its terrible secrets. Everyone has a past - but no one has a past like Betty's ....
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288 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1998
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July 10, 2017
A well written book. I enjoyed it but didn't find the content very uplifting.
The story centers around Harry Hudson who inherits his parent's coffee shop in Soho, London but leads a dull and simple life. One day, an exciting and loud woman named Betty walks into his cafe looking for a job. Harry is looking for excitement and feels that Betty is the one to add the missing spark to his life. He pursues her and convinces her to marry him though she initially declines his proposals. The novel unfolds with each chapter written from the perspectives of either Harry Hudson or his wife, Betty.
The story is really about Betty. Her past, her tumultuous life, her bad choices in men, the heartache that accompanies all of it and the jealousy Harry has where Betty is concerned. Bit by bit, Betty's past catchs up with her and affects her and her husband, Harry, who loves her through it all.
The 2nd to last paragraph of the book sums it up well "It's not been the happiest life, it's true. But I've had a few moments of real, deep, complete happiness. That's more than most have, I guess. But, then again, I guess the woman I've had to love was more than most, too."
The story centers around Harry Hudson who inherits his parent's coffee shop in Soho, London but leads a dull and simple life. One day, an exciting and loud woman named Betty walks into his cafe looking for a job. Harry is looking for excitement and feels that Betty is the one to add the missing spark to his life. He pursues her and convinces her to marry him though she initially declines his proposals. The novel unfolds with each chapter written from the perspectives of either Harry Hudson or his wife, Betty.
The story is really about Betty. Her past, her tumultuous life, her bad choices in men, the heartache that accompanies all of it and the jealousy Harry has where Betty is concerned. Bit by bit, Betty's past catchs up with her and affects her and her husband, Harry, who loves her through it all.
The 2nd to last paragraph of the book sums it up well "It's not been the happiest life, it's true. But I've had a few moments of real, deep, complete happiness. That's more than most have, I guess. But, then again, I guess the woman I've had to love was more than most, too."
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