Loved this book. I still think about the Queen in the back seat, and smile. ( )

Tallie Beck has spent most of her life trying to forget her past—-her crazy mother and the younger sister she left behind. She has the gift of a beautiful voice, but is self-destructive and difficult. Her only true companion through the years is the ghost of Big Gal Sal, a long dead singer that appears to Tallie from time to time and guides her when she seems to be most in need, but also makes her wonder if she isn’t as crazy as her mother. After years on the road trying to make something of her singing career, her luck and resources run out and she’s forced to return home, the place she swore she’d never go back to. There, she’s of course forced to face her demons and in the process, manages to do some much needed growing up.

Tallie was a difficult character for me to like throughtout the book, but overall I liked the story and cast of characters. I would recommend it!