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Description for Fiere
Paperback. Jackie Kay brings her poetry to Picador with a brilliant new collection that crosses borders Num Pages: 72 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 197 x 10. Weight in Grams: 110. 8vo . Some light shelfwear otherwise a good copy. Signed and inscribed by the author
Jackie Kay’s new collection is a lyric counterpart to her memoir, Red Dust Road, the extraordinary story of the search for her Nigerian and Highland birth-parents; but it is also a moving book in its own right, and a deep enquiry into all forms of human friendship. Fiere – Scots for ‘companion, friend, equal’ – is a vivid description of the many paths our lives take, and of how those journeys are made meaningful by our companions on the road: lovers, friends, parents, children, mentors – as well as all the remarkable and chance acquaintances we would not otherwise have ... Read more
Jackie Kay’s new collection is a lyric counterpart to her memoir, Red Dust Road, the extraordinary story of the search for her Nigerian and Highland birth-parents; but it is also a moving book in its own right, and a deep enquiry into all forms of human friendship. Fiere – Scots for ‘companion, friend, equal’ – is a vivid description of the many paths our lives take, and of how those journeys are made meaningful by our companions on the road: lovers, friends, parents, children, mentors – as well as all the remarkable and chance acquaintances we would not otherwise have ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Picador
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Signed by the author
Yes
Number of Pages
80
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780330513371
SKU
KEX0281109
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Jackie Kay
JACKIE KAY was born in Edinburgh. She is a poet, playwright, novelist and writer of short stories and has enjoyed great acclaim for her work for both adults and children. Her novel Trumpet won the Guardian Fiction Prize, and she has published two further collections of stories with Picador, Why Don’t You Stop Talking? and Wish I Was Here. She ... Read more
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