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R.L.'s Dream

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Aug 1995
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General Fiction General Fiction
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Soupspoon Wise is dying on the unforgiving streets of New York City, years and worlds away from the Mississippi delta, where he once jammed with blues legend Robert "RL" Johnson. It was an experience that burned indelibly into Soupspoon's soul -- never mind that they said RL's gift came from the Devil himself. Now it's Soupspoon's turn to strike a deal with a stranger. An alcoholic angel of mercy, Kiki Waters isn't much better off than Soupspoon, but she too is a child of the South, and knows its pull. And she is determined to let Soupspoon ride out the final notes of his haunting blues dream, to pour out the remarkable tale of what he's seen, where he's been -- and where he's going.
Winner of the 1996 Black Caucus of the American Library Association Literary Award in Fiction

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Jul 1996 Washington Square Press ISBN13 9780671884284 ISBN10 067188428X
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Aug 1996 Pocket ISBN13 9780614977967 ISBN10 0614977967
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Nov 1996 MacMillan (UK) ISBN13 9780330349642 ISBN10 0330349643
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First Edition Aug 1995 W.W. Norton & Company ISBN13 9780393038026 ISBN10 0393038025
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Aug 1995 MacMillan Audio ISBN13 9781559273459 ISBN10 1559273453
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Nov 1995 Thorndike Press ISBN13 9780786205578 ISBN10 0786205571
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