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Louisiana 'Easy' Merritt knows that she only wants to be one thing in life - a Blues singer. When Easy meets her idol, Janis Joplin, by chance in her Canadian town, she gets the chance to travel to Texas to sing for Janis' people. Easy makes her way through the States with two nuns travelling the same way and faces things like racism and judgement that she never has before.

"I don't think anyone's life really begins at birth. being born is just a technicality. Everyone chooses a certain moment, a particular experience from which they look ahead, and to which they return, time and again, wondering if life would have been different had that one incident never occurred."

This was a quick and easy read and very, very enjoyable. I had to read this on time for net Galley but I also felt that, given the events in the US this week, it was a timely read as well. Easy was a fantastic character to read, she was smart, strong and spunky and she was really able to hold her own. It was very hard seeing her face an intimidating and scary kind of racism that she'd never experienced before and having to hold her tongue, knowing that she would make everything worse if she tried to stand up for herself. There's a lot of emphasis on judging people in this book and not making assumptions, particularly with Marsha's story and then Easy's own feelings about her white birth mother Wendy Wood. There's also an emphasis on what exactly you'll do to achieve a dream and what you're willing to give up. Janis Joplin's role is this was pretty great. I don't know much about Janis in real life but I really enjoyed her attitude towards things, especially how Easy was treated and allowed herself to be treated. I really enjoyed this book and recommend it for anyone who is a fan of music, the blues, road trips or just a good time!