Red Dust Road by Jackie Kay

Red Dust Road by Jackie Kay

A memoir and soul-searching journey by Jackie Kay.

A clear-eyed, witty and unsentimental account of the push and pull between nature and nurtureHappiness shines through * Sunday Times *
Wonderful, humane . . . This is a book with resolution, determination and honesty * Scotland on Sunday *
It is Kay’s abundant wit that makes Red Dust Road such a moving, spirited work. This is a terrifically easy, evocative, and often amusing read . . . A remarkable, soul-searching journey * Sunday Herald *

Jackie Kay was born in Edinburgh. She is the third modern Makar, the Scottish poet laureate. A poet, novelist and writer of short stories, she has enjoyed great acclaim for her work for both adults and children. Her first novel Trumpet won the Authors' Club First Novel Award and the Guardian Fiction Prize. She is also the author of three collections of stories with Picador, Why Don't You Stop Talking, Wish I Was Here, and Reality, Reality; two poetry collections, Fiere and Bantam; and her memoir, Red Dust Road. She is Professor of Creative Writing at Newcastle University, and lives in Manchester, where she is currently Chancellor of the University of Salford.

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ISBN 13	9781509858392
ISBN 10	1509858393
Title	Red Dust Road
Author	Jackie Kay
Series	Picador Classic
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Pan Macmillan
Year published	2017-10-19
Number of pages	320
Prizes	Winner of Scottish Book Awards Book of the Year 2011 (UK), Short-listed for Scottish Book Awards Non-fiction Award 2011 (UK), Short-listed for National Book Awards Biography of the Year 2011 (UK)
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