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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.
Ce fut une des grandes et belles surprises de l'année 2007.
Patrick Neate nous entraine dans un voyage à travers les siècles, d'Afrique en Amérique, sur les pas de Lech Holden, cornettiste, dont la route croisera un jour celle de Louis Armstrong, Kid Ory et Fate Marable.
Jazz et quête des origines sont le coeur de ce roman. Mêlant la magie du conte africain à un voyage musical, Twelve Bar Blues est un livre brillant d'intelligence et d'émotion.