Last Dance at Jitterbug Lounge

by Pamela Morsi

Book Overview

Sometimes the sweet sounds of remembered melodies can reignite the heart...

Jack and Claire Crabtree were once happily married, but separate interests have left each one dancing to their own tune. She refuses to move into the brand-new house he built for the family. He spends too much time at work with a colleague whom she considers a threat to any man's fidelity. When Jack is summoned back to Oklahoma to see his ailing grandpa Bud, Claire...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0778325199
• ISBN13: 9780778325192
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: Mira Books
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.3" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

You'll Remember This Book for A Long Time

The characters, Jack, Claire, Bud, J.D., Geri and all the rest are just ordinary people but somehow they transcend the mundane. They care for one another, and make you care, too. Thru out the book, there are hints of how it is going to end, but when that last dance comes, it will be hard not to shed a tear. I loved this book.

Last Dance at Jitterbug Lounge

This book was heartwarming, but kept you guessing so that you couldn't put it down.

Last Dance at the Jitterbug Lounge

This was a terrific book!! All of Pam Morsi's books are great. Pam isfrom my home state of Oklahoma and really captures small town life andsmall town people. I highly recommend this book and all of her books.

Lovely - couldn't put it down.

Sentimental without being sappy - loved this book and it reminded me why I always buy books by Pamela Morsi. You won't be sorry if you need a little soul soothing.

ans will enjoy this poignant character study

In Texas, Jack and Claire Crabtree are raising three children while successfully having built a pool-cleaning business. However, they have recently fought over everything; especially contentious is the house Jack built that he wants his family to move into while Claire is happy with their present home and refuses to dislocate their children (nine years old Zaidi and six years old twins Peyton and Presley) just because her husband believes bigger and newer mean better. When his family informs Jack that his grandfather is in a coma, he goes home to Catawah, Oklahoma, a place he avoids like the plague because he is embarrassed by his roots. Claire, who has never met his side, accompanies him. Meeting his family is a stunner for Claire who learns a lot about what makes Jack tick as she realize she may love him but did not know Jack about him; maybe it is time she did. There are two relationship dramas; obviously that of Jack and Claire, but also flashbacks that provide readers with insight into that of his grandparents, Bud and Geri. This technique enables the audience to compare the eras and to contrast the similarities and differences between the relationships. Fans will enjoy this poignant character study as Claire and readers learn first hand why Jack buried his roots and why big and new are better. Harriet Klausner