In the Face of the Sun

Written by Denny S. Bryce

Narrated by Lynnette R. Freeman and Tracey Conyer Lee

A candy-apple red Ford Mustang is parked outside my building. Unmistakable. My Aunt Daisy, the driver, is an audacious woman that no one in our family actually speaks to. They only speak about her—and not glowingly. Still, she is part of my escape plan …

1928, Los Angeles:
The newly-built Hotel Somerville is the hotspot for the city's glittering African-American elite. It embodies prosperity and dreams of equality for all—especially Daisy Washington. An up-and-coming journalist, Daisy anonymously chronicles fierce activism and behind-the-scenes Hollywood
scandals in order to save her family from poverty. But power in the City of Angels is also fueled by racism, greed, and betrayal. And even the most determined young woman can play too many secrets too far …

1968, Chicago:
For Frankie Saunders, fleeing across America is her only escape from an abusive husband. But her rescuer is her reckless, profane Aunt Daisy, still reeling from her own shattered past. Frankie doesn't want to know what her aunt is up to so long as Daisy can get her
to LA—and safety. But Frankie finds there’s no hiding from long-held secrets—or her own surprising strength.

Daisy will do whatever it takes to settle old scores and resolve the past—no matter the damage. And Frankie will come up against hard choices in the face of unexpected passion. Both must come to grips with what they need, what they’ve left behind—and all that lies ahead …

• Language: English
• Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
• Release date: Apr 26, 2022
• ISBN: 9781705060827

Denny S. Bryce

Denny S. Bryce is an award-winning and bestselling author of historical fiction, including Wild Women and the Blues. She is also an adjunct professor in the MFA program at Drexel University, a book critic for NPR, and a member of the Historical Novel Society, Women’s Fiction Writers Association, and Tall Poppy Writers. Currently, she resides in Savannah, Georgia.

Reviews for In the Face of the Sun

[wagner5sarah35 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I really loved this author's earlier novel (Wild Women and the Blues) and I found this book only slightly less compelling. This story is split between 1928 and 1968 and follows two generations of a family and themes which connect them. I enjoyed the 1968 pieces a little more, but overall this book was a great read and I look forward to more from this author!