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Author Walton, Dawnie, author.

Title The final revival of Opal & Nev : a novel / Dawnie Walton.

Publication Info. New York : 37 Ink/Simon & Schuster, 2021.

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Location Call No. Status
 Berlin-Peck Memorial Library - Adult Fiction  FICTION WALTON    Check Shelf
 Bloomfield at the Atrium  F WALTON, D.    Check Shelf
 Bristol, Main Library - Adult Fiction  F WALTON    Check Shelf
 Burlington Public Library - Adult Department  FIC WALTON    Check Shelf
 Canton Public Library - Adult Department  FICTION WALTON    Check Shelf
 Cheshire Public Library - Adult Department Main Level  FICTION WALTON    Check Shelf
 Colchester, Cragin Memorial Library - Adult Department  FICTION WALTON, DAWNIE    Check Shelf
 Cromwell-Belden Public Library - Adult Department  FIC WALTON    Check Shelf
 East Windsor, Library Association of Warehouse Point - Adult Department  F WAL    Check Shelf
 Enfield, Main Library - Adult Department  F WALTON    Check Shelf

Edition First 37 Ink/Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Description 360 pages ; 24 cm
Summary "Opal is a fiercely independent young woman pushing against the grain in her style and attitude, Afro-punk before that term existed. Coming of age in Detroit, she can't imagine settling for a 9-to-5 job--despite her unusual looks, Opal believes she can be a star. So when the aspiring British singer/songwriter Neville Charles discovers her at a bar's amateur night, she takes him up on his offer to make rock music together for the fledgling Rivington Records. In early seventies New York City, just as she's finding her niche as part of a flamboyant and funky creative scene, a rival band signed to her label brandishes a Confederate flag at a promotional concert. Opal's bold protest and the violence that ensues set off a chain of events that will not only change the lives of those she loves, but also be a deadly reminder that repercussions are always harsher for women, especially black women, who dare to speak their truth. Decades later, as Opal considers a 2016 reunion with Nev, music journalist S. Sunny Shelton seizes the chance to curate an oral history about her idols. Sunny thought she knew most of the stories leading up to the cult duo's most politicized chapter. But as her interviews dig deeper, a nasty new allegation from an unexpected source threatens to blow up everything."-- Provided by publisher.
Subject Women rock musicians -- Fiction.
Rock musicians -- Fiction.
Rock groups -- Fiction.
Nineteen seventies -- Fiction.
Rock groups. (OCoLC)fst01099179
Rock musicians. (OCoLC)fst01099238
Women rock musicians. (OCoLC)fst01178475
New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction.
FICTION / African American & Black / Women.
FICTION / Literary.
Genre/Form Fiction. (OCoLC)fst01423787
Historical fiction.
Social problem fiction.
Added Title Final revival of Opal and Nev
Opal and Nev
Opal & Nev
ISBN 9781982140168 (hardback)
198214016X (hardback)
9781982140175 (trade paperback)
1982140178 (trade paperback)
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