An ex-jazz musician running a Memphis bar hires a young waitress and becomes entangled with her dangerous brother while obsessing over their late father.
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An ex-jazz musician running a Memphis bar hires a young waitress and becomes entangled with her dangerous brother while obsessing over their late father.
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Bestselling novelist Ann Patchett's second, ""strikingly original"" (Kirkus Reviews) novel tells the moving story of John Nickel, an ex-jazz musician who wanted nothing more than to be a good father. When his lover takes away his son, he's left only with his Beale Street bar. He hires a young waitress named Fay Taft, who brings with her a desperate, dangerous brother, Carl, and the possibility of new intimacy. Nickel finds himself consumed with Fay and Carl's dead father--Taft--obsessing over an...
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Sexual tension between Nickel and young waitress Fay; her feelings for him are explicitly sexual.
Violence & gore
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Substance use
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Bar setting with alcohol service; no addiction themes detailed.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Magic & witchcraft
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Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Interracial dynamics between Black protagonist and white characters in 1990s Memphis.
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Lost custody of son; dangerous brother; themes of family loss and responsibility.
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