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A Lonely Note
Kevin Stevens
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Description for A Lonely Note
Paperback. Peace and violence, faith and mistrust, thriller and literary fiction - this is a supreme story of a young man caught between two worlds. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: AVGJ; FA; HBWS5; HR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 22. Weight in Grams: 336.
Tariq is beset by danger on the streets and by conflict at home. Music is his only consolation. When he forms a new friendship with the volatile but intriguing record-store owner, Jamal, Tariq discovers the world of jazz and the man he could become. The violence that has long threatened finally erupts, and things suddenly clarify for Tariq. He takes the ultimate risk - not on behalf of his friend but on behalf of his enemy - and the disparate worlds of modern America and traditional Islam come together in an unexpected and gripping resolution.
Tariq is beset by danger on the streets and by conflict at home. Music is his only consolation. When he forms a new friendship with the volatile but intriguing record-store owner, Jamal, Tariq discovers the world of jazz and the man he could become. The violence that has long threatened finally erupts, and things suddenly clarify for Tariq. He takes the ultimate risk - not on behalf of his friend but on behalf of his enemy - and the disparate worlds of modern America and traditional Islam come together in an unexpected and gripping resolution.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Little Island
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Dublin, Ireland
ISBN
9781910411315
SKU
V9781910411315
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Ref
99-15
About Kevin Stevens
Kevin Stevens is the author of several adult novels and one YA novel. His first book for young children, The Powers, was chosen for the Dublin UNESCO Citywide Read and was hugely successful. Kevin also contributes regularly to The Irish Times and Dublin Review of Books.
Reviews for A Lonely Note
'Gripping, engaging and beautifully told' - Dublin Review of Books