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The Hipster's Legacy: A memoir of dreams, jazz and family in 1960s Cali

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The Hipster's Legacy: A memoir of dreams, jazz and family in 1960s CaliThe coming of age of a late bloomer and quiet dreamer set in a small beach town community of southern California during the early 1960s. Born into a musical family and raised on dreams of fame and glory, twenty two year old Lorraine is finding it tough going on her own when she moves to Hollywood in the early 1960s. Her Associate of Art's degree from the local junior college does not help her get a job in the art field. And if that isn't enough, her

The coming of age of a late bloomer and quiet dreamer set in a small beach town community of southern California during the early 1960s.

 

Born into a musical family and raised on dreams of fame and glory, twenty-two-year-old Lorraine is finding it tough going on her own when she moves to Hollywood in the early 1960s.

 

Her Associate of Art's degree from the local junior college does not help her get a job in the art field. And if that isn't enough, her longtime boyfriend has broken up with her. The job she does have as a receptionist is also a disaster, so when she comes down with severe laryngitis, she is ready to call it quits. Accepting defeat, she takes the twenty-mile ride home to Hermosa Beach.

 

But home isn't quite the same at 230 Culper Court. In her absence, her usually sensible mother has moved out to live "in sin" with a used car salesman named Bob. Replacing her at the cottage is Lorraine's older sister, Arlene, her three children and Lorraine's younger brother, Jeff. Arlene is an artist-of what kind, she is not always sure. She is talented but erratic and seems almost mystified by the fact that she has three children to raise. Jeff is a budding jazz saxophonist, a shy boy who somehow draws people around him.

 

Lorraine's life takes a different turn as she learns to fit in with her newly re-arranged family and all the strange and talented people who pass through the little red cottage by the sea.

 

An intriguing and often humorous memoir of a unique family influenced by a hard-working mother who just missed being a saint and a father, the wild jazz pianist and entertainer known in the 1940s as Harry the Hipster Gibson whose amazing abilities and crazy style influenced the evolution of Rock and Roll.

 

Includes 15 illustrations by the author and a collection of 37 family photos in black and white.

 

 

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★★★★★ 5
No breakup, very sweet, instalove
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Omegaverse and doesn't disappoint! Sweet guys, newly Omega FMC. The boyfriends are boyfriends. What's not to love? No angst, no breakup.
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★★★★★ 4
Pretty Darn Good
Format: Kindle
So I’ve been on a omega kick and this definitely hit the spot. Madison was frustrating at times with how she acted towards Lucas, Gray, and Rian. It was like she said towards the end, she didn’t believe she deserved nice things. It would have been nice to hear from her best friends again. They kind of were there in the beginning and the gone except for mention of text messages received from them. I feel like her friends would have been great help in encouraging Madison to go with the pack and never give Brent another chance because he was toxic. I loved Rian. His personality was awesome. His humor. His ability to make Madison comfortable whenever she was feeling overwhelmed. And the fact he fell for her and she fell for him first. They are cute together. I do feel like Lucas was the odd man out though. Like Lucas didn’t develop as much of a relationship with Madison. I would have really liked to see more development in the relationship between them. It was also the same with him and Rian. There is really no relationship displayed. Most of the relationship being displayed is between Rian and Gray. Nevertheless, I loved reading about the dynamic that came to fruition during the entirety of this story. Madison finally got her happiness. And Brent finally got punched in the face. Everyone got exactly what they deserve.
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Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2022
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★★★★★ 3
Pack's Promise was okay but not great
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Pack's Promise was okay but not great. I won't recommend it to anyone that I know. PRO: * Very likable characters * Lots of steamy scenes that are written very well * The spelling and grammar are good * The punctuation is good with the exception of using hyphens instead of commas. Lots of hyphens. Lots and lots of hyphens. CON: * Almost no interactions with any characters outside of Madison and the pack * Nearly no plot. They meet, get together for a heat, agree to make it permanent, done * Quite a few typos such as extraneous words, missing words and words out of order THINGS TO KNOW: * More steamy scenes than storytelling * A lot of MM & MMM, some MFMM during heat
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LJM
Massapequa, US
★★★★★ 5
such a good read
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Madison, Lucas, Grey and Rian were made for each other!!! First time reading from this author and I’m not disappointed!!! Absolutely love the Love in this book and couldn’t ask for a better OV!
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Beccaroo
Belleville, US
★★★★★ 4
Fluffy and Nice Omegaverse
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… this would have made 5 stars but for 2 reasons. A.) there were quite a few typos; misspelled words, missing quotations, “the his” mistakes, and various signs that maybe a proofread would do good. B.) the writing was quite textbook. Late blooming omega is struggling with her new self, finds a absurdly wealthy pack of alphas, every thing is almost insta-love but she resists, then decides to love herself and let everyone be happy. Rian was my favourite (obviously the author’s favourite too because he got the most page time) but I wish we could see more of his CEO side? He went to work maybe ONCE the entire time. Gray was supposed to be the “growly one” but he turned out to be puppy dog. Lucas was a genius brainiac doctor - but also super alpha with an aggressive hindbrain with a breeding k*nk?? And then there was no actual “breeding”?? Spice 3/5 - normally omegaverse books are super high on messy smut but this was tamer. Romance 3/5 - insta-love that was then resisted because of personal hangup’s Plot 2/5 - weird paced head hopping, showing the same scene from different POV’s that made me feel like it was 2 steps backward, 1 step forward. Humour 4/5 - there were a dozen lines that genuinely made me chuckle out loud Would have been five stars but the lack of proofreading and the predictable plot made me unable to get up to ADORED IT level - four stars is still and official ENJOYED IT, y’all. This isn’t a bad rating. The “Club Heat” has intriguing possibilities so I’m going to give the second one a shot.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2023

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