Trumpet (häftad, eng)

<p><b>*Winner of the <i>Guardian</i> Fiction Prize*</b><br><b>&lsquo;Rich, taut and compelling&rsquo; &ndash; Melvyn Bragg, <i>The Guardian</i><br>&lsquo;An accomplished display of vocal versatility&rsquo; &ndash; <i>The Literary Review</i></b><br><br>The death of legendary jazz trumpeter Joss Moody exposes an extraordinary secret.

Unknown 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 Scottish village.<br><br>Part of the Picador Collection, <i>Trumpet</i> by Jackie Kay is a starkly beautiful modern classic about the lengths to which people will go for love.

It is a moving story of a shared life founded on an intricate lie, of loving deception and lasting devotion, and of the intimate workings of the human heart.<br><br><b>&lsquo;Kay carefully registers the technical difficulties of transgendered life .

. . She leaves us with a broad landscape of sweet tolerance and familial love&rsquo; &ndash; <i>The New York Times</i></b></p>

Format	Häftad
Omfång	304 sidor
Språk	Engelska
Förlag	Pan Macmillan
Utgivningsdatum	2024-09-05
ISBN	9781035038961