Mary Morris is the author of numerous works of fiction and
nonfiction, including the novels A Mother’s Love and House Arrest,
as well as the travel memoir classic Nothing to Declare: Memoirs of
a Woman Traveling Alone. The recipient of the Rome Prize in
literature and a grant from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial
Foundation, she was raised in Chicago and now lives with her family
in Brooklyn, New York.
www.marymorris.net
“Riveting. . . . As her tale unfolds, we know that we are in the
hands of a master.” —Christina Baker Kline, author of The Orphan
Train
“The Jazz Palace understands what great things come from staying
light on your feet. . . . The historical material itself seems to
dance.” —The Washington Post
“There is a reason I have always called Mary Morris my writing
mentor: she taught me everything I know; and here is the living
proof.” —Jodi Picoult, New York Times bestselling author
of The Storyteller
“Vibrant. . . . With brio, Morris creates music on the page.” —The
New York Times Book Review
“A bittersweet, deeply lyrical but eyes-wide-open look at Chicago
before and during Prohibition.” —Chicago Tribune
“In this incandescent tour-de-force, Mary Morris takes us on a
riveting journey that soars and tugs on our heartstrings just as if
it were music itself.” —Dani Shapiro, author of Family
History and Still Writing
“The Jazz Palace is a sweeping tribute, a jazz ode, by a
wonderful writer to her native city.” —Valerie Martin, author
of Property and The Ghost of the Mary Celeste
“Haunting and dreamlike, there is no other word for this
novel but masterpiece.” —Caroline Leavitt, author
of Is This Tomorrow and Pictures of You
“Packed with so much love, heartbreak, endurance. . . . In The
Jazz Palace, Mary Morris has written an exquisite love letter to
her home town, Chicago. And yet the book transcends time and
place.” —Peter Orner, author of Love and Shame and Love
“A graceful and involving affirmation of the transcendent power of
art.” —Booklist (starred review)
“As fluid and nuanced as the music it celebrates, Morris’s
narrative brings physical details, the power of music, and the
sweeping history of Chicago . . . to memorable life.” —Publishers
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