by Jackie Kay
"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." What makes up identity? Is it your family? You accent? Where you're born? Where you're raised? Is it what you do? Is it how you do it? Is it the clothes ...
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
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
(Original review posted on my livejournal account: http://intoyourlungs.livejournal.com/37206.html)Why I Read It: Assigned for my Religious Themes in Literature class.Like Mootoo Shati's Cereus Blooms at Night, Jackie Kay's Trumpet explores the complexity of sexuality and gender. The novel follows t...
When a poet writes in prose, beautiful sensory-rich writing comes to life.
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