num_pages: 278
description: In her starkly beautiful and wholly unexpected tale, Jackie Kay delves into the most intimate workings of the human heart and mind and offers a triumphant tale of loving deception and lasting devotion.The death of legendary jazz trumpeter Joss Moody exposes an extraordinary secret, one that enrages his adopted son, Colman, leading him to collude with a tabloid journalist. Besieged by the press, his widow Millie flees to a remote Scottish village, where she seeks solace in memories of their marriage. The reminiscences of those who knew Joss Moody render a moving portrait of a shared life founded on an intricate lie, one that preserved a rare, unconditional love.
language: English
title: Trumpet
titlecomplete: Trumpet
genres: LGBT, Music, Transgender, Novels, Scotland, Historical Fiction, Contemporary, Literary Fiction, Fiction, Queer
ratings_count: 6295
awards: awardedAt: 883641600000
name: Guardian Fiction Award, awardedAt: 915177600000
name: Orange Prize
category: Fiction Longlist, awardedAt: 915177600000
name: Lambda Literary Award
category: Transgender, awardedAt: 883641600000
name: Authors' Club Best First Novel Award, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Dublin Literary Award
category: Shortlist
publisher: Vintage