{"product_id":"2940170624768","title":"'Round Midnight","description":"From the author of We Are Called to Rise comes a novel about the interconnected lives of four women in Las Vegas, each of whom experiences a life-changing moment at a classic casino nightclub.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Spanning the six decades when Las Vegas grew from a dusty gambling town into the melting pot metropolis it is today, `Round Midnight is the story of four women-one who falls in love, one who gets lucky, one whose heart is broken, and one who chooses happiness-whose lives change at the Midnight Room.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  June Stein and her husband open the El Capitan casino in the 1950s, and rocket to success after hiring a charismatic black singer to anchor their nightclub. Their fast-paced lifestyle runs aground as racial tensions mount.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Honorata leaves the Philippines as a mail order bride to a Chicago businessman, then hits a jackpot at the Midnight Room when he takes her on a weekend trip to Las Vegas.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Engracia, a Mexican immigrant whose lucky find at the Midnight Room leads to heartbreak, becomes enmeshed in Honorata's secret when she opens her employer's door to that Chicago businessman-and his gun.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  And then there is Coral, an African-American teacher who struggles with her own mysterious past. A favor for Honorata takes her to the Midnight Room, where she hits a jackpot of another kind.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Mining the rich territory of motherhood and community, `Round Midnight is a story that mirrors the social transformation of our nation. Full of passion, heartbreak, heroism, longing, and suspense, it honors the reality of women's lives.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47105070465264,"sku":"2940170624768","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170624768_p0.jpg?v=1763714324","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170624768","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}