Winner of the Guardian Fiction Prize, Trumpet 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.
With an introduction by author 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 Scottish village.
| ISBN: | 9781447289494 |
| Publication date: | 25th February 2016 |
| Author: | Jackie Kay |
| Publisher: | Picador an imprint of Pan Macmillan |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 320 pages |
| Series: | Picador Classic |
| Primary Genre | Modern and Contemporary Fiction |
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Winner of the Guardian Fiction Prize, Trumpet 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.
With an introduction by author 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 Scottish village.
Trumpet features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss, Narrative theme: Identity / belonging, Narrative theme: Social issues, Sex and sexuality, social aspects, General Fiction, Fiction, Fiction: narrative themes, Social and ethical issues, Society and culture: general, Society and Social Sciences
Trumpet is available in Paperback, Ebook
Trumpet was written by Jackie Kay and published by Picador an imprint of Pan Macmillan
Trumpet has 320 pages
Yes it is part of Picador Classic series
