"The Music They Made"

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"The Music They Made" is a sweeping historical novel inspired by the true lives of Edward and Carrie Crawford Smith. In 1898, Edward leaves home for Cuba during the Spanish-American War — and vanishes into a world of war, betrayal, and forgotten memories. Believed lost to the life he once knew, he is pulled deeper into foreign conflicts while Carrie waits, holding fast to the love they promised one another. Years later, fate draws them back together in Chicago during the Great Migration, where thousands of African American families search for safety, opportunity, and dignity. Through war, separation, injustice, and hardship, Edward and Carrie build a life shaped by music, resilience, and fierce determination. A story of enduring love, quiet courage, and the strength to begin again, "The Music They Made" honors the voices of those who carried hope north — and the music that carried them through.