It’s a pretty quick read, but between the beautiful illustrations and the strong, spare storytelling, this is a book that demands to be read. What a truly amazing person.Īt any rate, I loved this book. I was blown away, but honestly, I shouldn’t have been, because that’s exactly the kind of courage and boldness that run throughout her entire story. She writes messages in invisible ink on her music sheets. World War II happens, and she becomes a spy for the Allies. The stories of her performances, her daring, her ability to make audiences roar with laughter captivated me. I fell headfirst into the incredible story of the bright, indomitable spirit of Josephine Baker and didn’t surface until the last page. When I started reading, I intended to kind of just skim the first few pages and get a feel for the book so I could put it in my blogging calendar… but I couldn’t stop reading. Since I’d read that book, I knew I loved Powell’s emotive storytelling, so I was really excited when I saw that she’d written another book, this one a biography. VIRGINIA, which is about a couple involved in the civil rights case to legalize interracial marriage. I’m sure I bought it because of having read and really enjoyed Patricia Hruby Powell’s book LOVING VS. I must have purchased this book when it was on sale a while ago and then forgotten that I had it until today when I was searching through a list of nonfiction e-books that I own.
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