The final revival of Opal & Nev : a novel

Summary: "Opal is a fiercely independent young woman pushing against the grain in her style and attitude, Afro-punk before that term existed. Coming of age in Detroit, she can't imagine settling for a 9-to-5 job--despite her unusual looks, Opal believes she can be a star. So when the aspiring British singer/songwriter Neville Charles discovers her at a bar's amateur night, she takes him up on his offer to make rock music together for the fledgling Rivington Records. In early seventies New York City, just as she's finding her niche as part of a flamboyant and funky creative scene, a rival band signed to her label brandishes a Confederate flag at a promotional concert. Opal's bold protest and the violence that ensues set off a chain of events that will not only change the lives of those she loves, but also be a deadly reminder that repercussions are always harsher for women, especially black women, who dare to speak their truth. Decades later, as Opal considers a 2016 reunion with Nev, music journalist S. Sunny Shelton seizes the chance to curate an oral history about her idols. Sunny thought she knew most of the stories leading up to the cult duo's most politicized chapter. But as her interviews dig deeper, a nasty new allegation from an unexpected source threatens to blow up everything."--

Record details

ISBN: 1982140178
ISBN: 9781982140175
ISBN: 198214016X
ISBN: 9781982140168
ISBN: 1982140186
ISBN: 9781982140182
Physical Description: 1 online resource (360 pages)
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Edition: First 37 Ink/Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Publisher: New York : 37 Ink/Simon & Schuster, 2021.
Copyright: ©2021

Content descriptions

General Note:	Electronic book.
Formatted Contents Note:	Chapter Eleven: "We Asked Him, 'Are you Mental?' " -- Chapter Twelve: "Some Kind of Peace" -- Chapter Thirteen: "She Was Like a Bull and He was The Goddamn Toreador" -- Chapter Fourteen: "The Backbone Dropped Out" -- Chapter Fifteen: "Click, Click, Click" -- Part Two -- Editor's Note -- Chapter Sixteen: "Set her on the Righteous Path" -- Editor's Note -- Chapter Seventeen: "Take all that Junk and Use It" -- Editor's Note -- Chapter Eighteen: "I Don't Think I'm Supposed to be Anyone's Mother" -- Chapter Nineteen: "That was Another Vibe" -- Chapter Twenty: "To Leave Old Triggers in the Past."
Source of Description Note:	Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 13, 2021).