THE PIANO LOVER
the first novel in a show biz trilogy

In New Orleans French Quarter during the 1950's, a young male cocktail pianist's life is complicated by four beautiful women; two young women from opposite poles of society who love him in their diverse ways, and two middle aged women who seek to control him for their own secret reasons. A colorful collection of entertainers and hedonistic fun lovers are seen against a historically accurate backdrop of New Orleans landmark nightclubs and eateries. If you love New Orleans, show music, show business adventures, and sensuality, you've gotta love the hedonistic adventures of The Piano Lover.

This is the first book in a show biz trilogy. The second book, Piano Lover: The Musical, contains the script and score of an original stage musical and is laid in Manhattan's theater district, the Hamptons, Fire Island, and New Orleans. The third book in the trilogy, Piano Lover: The Movie, is laid in Hollywood, San Francisco, Jamaica, and Matzatlan. This decade long history of a talented group of entertainers is skillfully and accurately woven into the history of many 1950's and 1960's Broadway and film stars.

William Karl Thomas was Lenny Bruce's only writing collaborator, so it's no surprise that Thomas' work walks on the wild side. His past includes being a cocktail pianist in 'the big easy' circa 1950's, and his memoir of his ten year collaboration with Bruce, Lenny Bruce: The Making of a Prophet, was described by The Manchester Guardian as "reads like a Bogart script." All his works include gays and interracial characters, and this trilogy, more than most novels, intimately explores the gray areas between the gay and heterosexual worlds.

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ISBN #978-1-62768-005-9 Softcover $14.95
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