Dead Man's Ante
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The rise of the 1920s, age of the harlem renaissance! It's the end of WWII, and literature, suffragettes, fashion, musicians, and more are rising up in celebration, but the United States citizens are still so far from true acceptance of each other and oneself's value. Eloise Vera Atkins finds herself at the Milton-Irving Tavern, where she meets a bewitching Irishman who offers her a lesson on the classic gentleman's game- poker. A seemingly innocent round turns to a matter of intrigue as a few words are muttered into the air, and as soon as the deal between the pair is sealed, the chips become an emblem for years of her life, and the stakes are raised.
Experience an unlikely alliance in conmanship, a glance into a prohibited and unconventional romance, and society's desperation to chase youth.
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