Trumpet

A Novel

by

Hardcover, 278 pages

English language

Published Nov. 11, 1998 by Pantheon Books.

ISBN:
978-0-375-40509-9
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OCLC Number:
39556510

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5 stars (1 review)

After dying, a jazz musician in Scotland is discovered to be a woman. The novel describes the way Joss Moody, a black trumpet player, manages to maintain her charade as husband and father.

7 editions

reviewed Trumpet by Jackie Kay

Review of 'Trumpet' on 'Storygraph'

5 stars

I loved it. I will listen to it again and I highly recommend it. If you're someone who enjoys audio books, I suggest that route.

Here's a link to a more complete review but it says pretty much the same thing.

http://reviews.c-spot.net/archives/4739

Subjects

  • Blacks -- Scotland -- Fiction
  • Trumpet players -- Fiction
  • Jazz musicians -- Fiction
  • Transvestites -- Fiction
  • Scotland -- Fiction

Places

  • Scotland