Spanning three continents and two centuries, Twelve Bar Blues is an epic tale of fate, family, friendship and jazz. At its heart is Lick Holden, a young jazz musician, who sets New Orleans on fire with his cornet at the beginning of the last century. But Lick's passion is to find his lost step-sister and that's a journey that leads him to a place he can call 'home'. Meanwhile, at the other end of the century, we find Sylvia, an English prostitute, and Jim, a young drifter. They're in search of Sylvia's past, lost somewhere in the mists of the Louisiana bayou.
Patrick Neate has written a story that straddles time and space, love and friendship, roots and pilgrimage and everything between. Poignant and hilarious, it will hook you - like a favourite tune - till the end.
Patrick Neate has written a story that straddles time and space, love and friendship, roots and pilgrimage and everything between. Poignant and hilarious, it will hook you - like a favourite tune - till the end.
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Hardback Editions
October 2002 : Hardback
| Title: Twelve Bar Blues Author(s): Patrick Neate ISBN: 0-8021-1727-9 / 978-0-8021-1727-4 (USA edition) Publisher: Grove Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
2001 : Hardback
| Title: Twelve Bar Blues Author(s): Patrick Neate Publisher: Grove Availability: Amazon More details... |
Paperback Editions
February 2004 : Paperback
| Title: Twelve Bar Blues Author(s): Patrick Neate ISBN: 0-8021-4056-4 / 978-0-8021-4056-2 (USA edition) Publisher: Grove Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
July 2002 : Paperback
| Title: Twelve Bar Blues Author(s): Patrick Neate ISBN: 0-14-028656-X / 978-0-14-028656-4 (UK edition) Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
March 2001 : Paperback
| Title: Twelve Bar Blues Author(s): Patrick Neate ISBN: 0-670-88791-9 / 978-0-670-88791-0 (USA, AU, or UK edition) Publisher: Viking Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
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