Trumpet - Jackie Kay

This book is great, written by Jackie Kay and published in 1994. The story is very intersting and different (I don't want to give too much a way, but I think I have to say that it is based on the famous jazz musician Billy Tipton). Basically, it tells of a famous trumpet player, Joss Moody, who is married with a wife with whom he has an adopted son, but only his wife, millicent, knows that Joss is really Josephine. The story follows Joss's death and the revelation of his sex, following their son, Colman, and Millie predominantly as they interact with other characters following Joss's death. The book follows how these characters deal with both Joss's death ...  Read the complete review