The Songbird Author:Valerie Wood Poppy Mazzini's lovely singing voice and good looks lead her to her great ambition?to go on the stage and see her name top of the bill. She becomes a music hall star both in her native town and in the south, and even performs in Paris, to tremendous acclaim. But when her first love becomes engaged to someone else, Poppy is devastated. She disapp... more »ears, believing that she will never return to her life of stardom. But her fame cannot be kept a secret.« less