Ella - Diane Richards

In The Vein Of The Paris Wife And The Personal Librarian Comes This Debut Novel, A Magnificent Work Of Biographical Fiction That Reimagines The Turbulent And Triumphant Early Years Of Ella Fitzgerald, Arguably The Greatest Singer Of The Twentieth Century. When Fifteen-year-old Ella Fitzgeralds Mother Dies At The Height Of The Depression In 1932, The Teenager Goes To Work For The Mob To Support Herself And Her Family. When The Law Finally Catches Up, The Ungovernable Adolescent Is Incarcerated In The York Training School For Girls In Upstate Yorka Wicked Prison Infamous For Its Harsh Treatment Of Inmates, Especially Black Ones.