TYPORAMA
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Chicago, IL – December 1923
Terrified, racing from an irate shopkeeper who has accused her of stealing, her comatose mother sprawled in a dark hallway, four-year-old Tayvie Jackson falls asleep while hiding in a car. Hours later, Tayvie, who understands almost no English, awakens many miles from a home she barely knew. Forced to live with deceitful relatives during the Depression in the Jim Crow south, Tayvie and her adopted mother later escape, hoping to build on young Tayvie’s fledgling career as a jazz singer.
In 1938, Tayvie innocently signs a six-month contract to appear at the Moulin Rouge in Paris. Almost immediately, distorted allegations erupt surrounding her involvement with the historically devastating Kristallnacht, the propaganda broadcasts called Charlie and His Orchestra, and the elite Nazi playgrounds in Berlin and Paris, all of which force her into a demoralizing relationship with a strategic member of Hitler’s most despised inner clique, Dr. Joseph Goebbels.
An extraordinary coming-of-age journey of a talented, young, biracial jazz singer, who struggles to perfect her craft on two continents during the volatile 1930s & ’40s despite appalling circumstances.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
A graduate from the Jordan College of Music at Butler University, in Indianapolis, IN, Mim Eichmann has found that her creative journey has taken her down many exciting, interwoven pathways.
For well over two decades she was known in the Chicago area primarily as the artistic director/choreographer for Midwest Ballet Theatre, bringing full-length professional ballet performances to thousands of dance lovers annually.
A desire to become involved again in the folk music world brought about the creation of her acoustic quartet Trillium, now in its 16th year, which performs throughout the Midwest and has released four cds. Among many varied music avenues she’s written the lyrics and music for two award-winning all-original children’s cds.
Several of Eichmann's short stories have either won or been finalists in international competitions during the last few years.
Her debut historical fiction novel, “A Sparrow Alone” was published by Living Springs Publishers in April 2020 and was a semi-finalist in the Illinois Library Association's Soon-to-be-Famous Project Competition in September 2020.
“Muskrat Ramble” will be released on March 23, 2021 by Living Springs Publishers and is the sequel to “A Sparrow Alone”.
The third and final novel of her historical fiction series, also a fully standalone work, Tayvie's Story, will be released on July 23, 2014.
Please take a moment to visit her author website at https://www.mimeichmann.com/
Sounds a very interesting read.
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