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Trumpet
Jackie Kay
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Description for Trumpet
paperback. A modern classic of enduring love, winner of the Guardian Fiction Prize. Series: Picador Classic. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 199 x 26. Weight in Grams: 266.
With an introduction by Ali Smith. When the love of your life dies, the problem is not that some part of you dies too, which it does, but that some part of you is still alive. The death of legendary jazz trumpeter Joss Moody exposes an extraordinary secret. Unbeknown to all but his wife Millie, Joss was a woman living as a man. The discovery is most devastating for their adopted son, Colman, whose bewildered fury brings the press to the doorstep and sends his grieving mother to the sanctuary of a remote ... Read more
With an introduction by Ali Smith. When the love of your life dies, the problem is not that some part of you dies too, which it does, but that some part of you is still alive. The death of legendary jazz trumpeter Joss Moody exposes an extraordinary secret. Unbeknown to all but his wife Millie, Joss was a woman living as a man. The discovery is most devastating for their adopted son, Colman, whose bewildered fury brings the press to the doorstep and sends his grieving mother to the sanctuary of a remote ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Picador
Condition
New
Series
Picador Classic
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781447289494
SKU
9781447289494
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About Jackie Kay
Jackie Kay was born in Edinburgh. She is a poet, novelist and writer of short stories and has enjoyed great acclaim for her work for both adults and children. She has published two collections of stories with Picador: Why Don't You Stop Talking and Wish I Was Here; a memoir, Red Dust Road; and a collection of poems, Fiere. She ... Read more
Reviews for Trumpet
A novel whose humanism, humour and vision demolish anyone's urge to think they've got the right to decide about, categorize or dismiss other human beings
Ali Smith
New York Times
A rich, taut and compelling novel by a fine writer. A Picador classic
Melvyn Bragg
Guardian
Kay is a writer to respect . . ... Read more
Ali Smith
New York Times
A rich, taut and compelling novel by a fine writer. A Picador classic
Melvyn Bragg
Guardian
Kay is a writer to respect . . ... Read more