"Goodnight Sweetheart, Goodnight" more than any other song, introduced black Rhythm & Blues music to mainstream American audiences & propelled the Rock 'n' Roll revolution. The Spaniels, five teen-agers from Gary, Indiana, wrote & originally performed the song. Four decades later, Richard G. Carter brings GOODNIGHT SWEETHEART, GOODNIGHT: THE STORY OF THE SPANIELS (AUGUST PRESS, ISBN 0-9635720-2-4, May 15, $12). The Spaniels were largely forgotten or overlooked, but they survived. They give a bittersweet account of the heady days of R&B & Rock 'n' Roll & the exploitation of performers by the record business. The Spaniels add their voices to a growing debate: Have pioneering black recording artists received just financial due for their efforts? Listen to James "Pookie" Hudson, possibly the greatest lead singer of that genre of '50s music, tell his life story. And there's bass singer Gerald Gregory, whose "Do, do, do, do, do" anchored (& gave a comic touch to) "Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight." The Spaniels made other hits in the '50s & '60s, including: "Baby It's You" & "You Gave Me Piece of Mind." "Pookie had one of the hippest styles of all the do-wop groups ... And Gerald (Gregory) would be leaning over Pookie's shoulder with that deep voice...He'd shake the room."-- Aaron Neville... "They were before their time."--James Brown. Order from August Press, Box 802, Sicklerville, NJ 08081, 609-728-4062.

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Used to living in the shadow of her older sister June, Molly Dearden is no match for her elder sibling. But as her 17th birthday passes, she doesn't realise quite how much she is going to have to grow up. As the threat of war looms, she must learn to protect herself, her family and her heart.

Exciting and dramatic but tender and heartfelt; this is a novel that you will return to again and again. From the million copy and Sunday Times bestselling author Charlotte Bingham, for fans of Louise Douglas and Dinah Jeffries. 'A novel rich in dramatic surprises... will have you frantically turning the pages.' - DAILY MAIL 'One of Britain's most bankable novelists.' - THE DAILY EXPRESS 'I laughed and cried at this tale, could visualise the characters, scenery and the story' - ***** Reader Review 'Great book, grabs you on the first page' - ***** Reader Review ******************************************************************** A WARTIME BETRAYAL STRAIGHT TO THE HEART As Walter Berrisford paints beautiful Katherine Garland, she asks him to put a ladybird on her finger without his knowing why. He is appalled when he discovers that Katherine is a Nazi. The outbreak of war means that everyone must contribute to the war effort: her sister Caro and her friend Robyn join the FANYs, while former maids, Betty and Trixie, work in a factory. War brings frantic romance to all, including their flatmate Edwina O'Brien, but it is Betty, transferred to decode at Bletchley Park who discovers the truth about the Ladybird...