Edward Kelsey Moore

Odette, Clarice, and Barbara Jean meet regularly at the first diner owned by black proprietors in their Indiana city and are watched throughout the years by a big-hearted man who observes their struggles with school, marriage, and parenthood.

The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat

From the author of the bestselling The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat, The Supremes Sing the Happy Heartache Blues, an exuberant and poignant new novel of passions, family, and forgiveness When a late life love affair blooms between Mr. Forrest Payne, the owner of the Pink Slipper Gentleman’s Club, and Miss Beatrice Jordan, famous for stationing herself at the edge of the club’s parking lot and yelling warnings of eternal damnation at the departing patrons, their wedding summons a legend to town. Mr. El Walker, the great guitar bluesman, comes home to give a command performance in Plainview, Indiana, a place he’d sworn—and for good reason—he’d never set foot in again. But El is not the only Plainview native with a hurdle to overcome. A wildly philandering husband struggles at last to prove his faithfulness to the wife he’s always loved. And among those in this tightly knit community who show up every Sunday after church for lunch at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat, are the lifelong friends, known locally as “The Supremes” —Clarice, facing down her longing for, chance at and fear of a great career; Barbara Jean, grappling at last with the loss of a mother whose life humiliated both of them, and Odette, reaching toward her husband through an anger of his that she does not understand. Edward Kelsey Moore’s lively cast of characters, each of whom have surmounted serious trouble and come into love, need not learn how to survive but how, fully, to live. And they do, every one of them, serenaded by the bittersweet and unforgettable blues song El Walker plays, born of his own great loss and love.

A Novel

The Supremes Sing the Happy Heartache Blues

O restaurante do Earl, o Coma-de-Tudo, é o segundo lar para um trio inseparável de Plainview, Indiana. Apelidadas de “Supremes” pelos colegas de colégio durante os tumultuados anos 1960, as três amigas enfrentaram juntas as tempestades da vida ao longo das quatro décadas seguintes. Agora, durante o período mais difícil de todos os tempos, a dedicada, orgulhosa e talentosa Clarice terá que lutar para manter as aparências enquanto enfrenta a humilhação das infidelidades do marido. A belíssima e frágil Barbara Jean será abalada pelas trágicas reverberações de um caso de amor da juventude, e a destemida Odette – líder do trio – enfrentará a mais aterradora batalha de sua vida ao mesmo tempo que luta com a ideia de que herdou da mãe, Dora, notória maconheira, mais do que as formas generosas do corpo. Ao longo de casamentos, alegrias e tristezas, estas mulheres fortes e engraçadas se reúnem todos os domingos à mesma mesa no restaurante do Earl para apreciar pratos deliciosos, fofocas saborosas, lágrimas ocasionais, mas também conversas muito divertidas. Com a simplicidade enganosa de um bom escritor, Moore faz com que todos circulem e voltem sempre ao Coma-de-Tudo, onde ele recria acontecimentos, sons e aromas, concebendo sua história com verve e inteligência. É a celebração da amizade verdadeira e um convite aos leitores a lembrar das mulheres generosas e destemidas que passaram por suas vidas.

Três amigas, todos os domingos

This diner in Plainview, Indiana is home away from home for Odette, Clarice, and Barbara Jean. Dubbed "The Supremes" by high school pals in the tumultuous 1960s, they’ve weathered life’s storms for over four decades and counseled one another through marriage and children, happiness and the blues. Now, however, they’re about to face their most challenging year yet. Proud, talented Clarice is struggling to keep up appearances as she deals with her husband’s humiliating infidelities; beautiful Barbara Jean is rocked by the tragic reverberations of a youthful love affair; and fearless Odette is about to embark on the most terrifying battle of her life. With wit, style and sublime talent, Edward Kelsey Moore brings together three devoted allies in a warmhearted novel that celebrates female friendship and second chances.

“Moore, besides being laugh out loud hilarious, has a profound understanding of human nature . . . A truly remarkable writer. This book is a joy to read.” —Fannie Flagg, author of The Whole Town’s Talking and Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe “The arrival of [Moore’s] new novel had me singing anything but the blues.”—Julia Glass, National Book Award-winning author of A House Among the Trees and Three Junes From the author of the bestselling The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat, The Supremes Sing the Happy Heartache Blues, an exuberant and poignant new novel of passions, family, and forgiveness When a late life love affair blooms between Mr. Forrest Payne, the owner of the Pink Slipper Gentleman’s Club, and Miss Beatrice Jordan, famous for stationing herself at the edge of the club’s parking lot and yelling warnings of eternal damnation at the departing patrons, their wedding summons a legend to town. Mr. El Walker, the great guitar bluesman, comes home to give a command performance in Plainview, Indiana, a place he’d sworn—and for good reason—he’d never set foot in again. But El is not the only Plainview native with a hurdle to overcome. A wildly philandering husband struggles at last to prove his faithfulness to the wife he’s always loved. And among those in this tightly knit community who show up every Sunday after church for lunch at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat, are the lifelong friends, known locally as “The Supremes” —Clarice, facing down her longing for, chance at and fear of a great career; Barbara Jean, grappling at last with the loss of a mother whose life humiliated both of them, and Odette, reaching toward her husband through an anger of his that she does not understand. Edward Kelsey Moore’s lively cast of characters, each of whom have surmounted serious trouble and come into love, need not learn how to survive but how, fully, to live. And they do, every one of them, serenaded by the bittersweet and unforgettable blues song El Walker plays, born of his own great loss and love.

Zuhause ist dort, wo dein Herz geblieben ist ... Als eine späte Liebe zwischen Mr. Forrest Payne, dem Besitzer des Herrenclubs zum Pinken Pantoffel, und Miss Beatrice Jordan, die gern auf dem Parkplatz ebenjenes Clubs die Besucher vor ewiger Verdammnis warnt, erblüht, ist klar, dass diese Hochzeit legendär wird. Dafür reist sogar Mr. El Walker, der berühmte Bluesgitarrist, an – obwohl er einst geschworen hat, nie wieder einen Fuß in die Stadt zu setzen. Und dann sind da noch die drei Freundinnen Clarice, Barbara Jean und Odette, besser bekannt als »Die Supremes«, die sich jeden Sonntag in Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat treffen, und in deren Leben es momentan auch drunter und drüber geht ...

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