Description
At the age of five, a blind African-American boy is handed over to a brutal state home. Ludlow Washington suffers there for eleven years, until his extraordinary musical talent provides him with an unlikely route back into the world. Owned by a band and playing for down-and-outs in a Southern dive, Ludlow’s pioneering flair takes him to New York and the very top of the jazz scene, where his personal demons threaten to drag him back to the bottom. This is the story of a gifted and damaged man set apart by blindness, race and talent, who must wrestle with adversity and ambition to find the acceptance and self-worth that have always eluded him.
Information
Author: Kelley William Melvin
Language: English
Publication date: September 27, 2019
Manufacturer: Hachette UK Distribution Ltd.
Genres: Books, Foreign language books, Bilingual literature
Type: Books - paperback
Pages: 336
ISBN/EAN: 9781787478077