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Forced to choose between her music and her family, Hazel must decide what she’s willing to lose—and what she refuses to give up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSet against the pulsing backdrop of twentieth-century Harlem and featuring icons like Billie Holiday, Langston Hughes, and James Baldwin, \u003ci\u003eWith Love from Harlem\u003c\/i\u003e is a sweeping, emotionally charged romantic drama, rich with historical detail. 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