Music the World Makes
John P. Loonam
Music the World Makes
6x9; 250 p. Price: $18.00 pbk. Literary Fiction, LGBTQ Fiction, Historical Fiction, Women's Fiction ISBN: 9781642510751 Publication Date: Nov. 10, 2026 |
What Advance Readers Are Saying:
"In exquisitely wrought, often heart-breaking, detail, Loonam’s story follows a young Manhattan office worker who is quietly unable to conform to the familial and cultural demands placed upon women in the 1950s."--Diane Simmons, author of Kidnappers: A Love Story. "With great skill and understanding, John Loonam gives us a fully realized character in Betty McCreary, a woman trapped by the unjust mores of the 1950s. Betty's struggle to navigate her world make for a compelling--at times heart-stopping--and memorable read."--Martha Anne Toll, author and literary critic "...aching, layered, and uplifting."--Kip Zegers, author of The Pond in Room 318 In New York City, 1957, Betty McCready is in love with her best friend, Rose Palermo. But when Rose chooses the safety of convention and marries, Betty is left to build a life in a world that seems to have no space for her.
Determined not to disappear into a marriage she doesn’t want, yet unwilling to embrace the full visibility her lover Josephine demands, Betty searches for a path between secrecy and truth while every step potentially threatens her family ties, her friendships, her sense of self. As the city around her crackles with possibility and hypocrisy—jazz clubs humming with hidden lives, neighborhoods shifting under the first tremors of social change—Betty seeks a life where being true to herself doesn’t require isolation, and community doesn’t demand surrender. A story of longing, courage, and the cost of authenticity, this novel follows one woman’s fight to claim her true self in a society not ready to accept her.
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