Such Sweet Thunder: A Novel Julia Cameron Shepard’s witty and loving illustrations

Shepard’s witty and loving illustrations enhance these truly delightful gift editions

the shameful legacy of a grandfather long believed to be dead

it’s been just the two of them and she doesn’t want that to change

and any semblance of a social life in pursuit of academic perfection and passage to a better future

and the full story behind every song… and coincides with the album’s 50th anniversary in August 2025

Such Sweet Thunder: A Novel Julia Cameron Shepard’s witty and loving illustrationsAmerigo Jones grows up poor but surrounded by love in Jazz Age Kansas City. A precocious young dreamer, he longs for the college education that his parents could not have. But as Amerigo begins to venture further away from his doting mother and father, he encounters a world marred by prejudice, where amid the bustle and the beauty, violence and injustice stalk the streets. Such Sweet Thunder is a majestic and unforgettable child's eye view of Jim Crow