Singing in the Comeback Choir / Bebe Moore Campbell 372 p.

Highly successful producer of a TV talk show, Maxine McCoy returns to her childhood roots in Philadelphia to help her grandmother, Lindy.  Lindy, once a successful jazz singer, refuses to give up her cigarettes and alcohol and her home in a declining neighborhood after suffering a stroke.  Bebe Moore offers insights into the life of a TV producer as the shows encounters many issues.  She is facing the delight of a child as well as trust issues with her husband after his infidelity.  She moves mountains to get rifts healed so that Lindy gets the musical support Lindy needs to be featured on a show.  Moore creates interesting characters with believable modern situations.