Out of the Easy is a novel set amidst the backdrop of steamy, sultry 1950's New Orleans (the French Quarter to be exact). Josie is the daughter of a local prostitute whose years of neglect and mental abuse had Josie striking out on her own at a very young age. Josie lives on top of the bookshop where she works. She also cleans the quarter's most famous brothel every morning. Josie is brilliant, but a victim of circumstance until she concocts a scheme that may just get her
Out of the Easy.
This book is wonderfully vibrant, filled with interesting, believable characters. It's surprising and hopeful, suspenseful with a great sense of mystery until the very end. I highly recommend this book for mature young adults and plain old adults alike.
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