Red Dust Road by Jackie Kay

Red Dust Road by Jackie Kay

An adoption memoir and soul-searching journey by former Scottish Makar 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. A poet, novelist and writer of short stories, she has enjoyed great acclaim for her work for both adults and children. Her novel, Trumpet, won the Guardian Fiction Prize. She has published three collections of stories with Picador, Why Don’t You Stop Talking, Wish I Was Here, and Reality, Reality; three poetry collections, Fiere. Bantam and May Day; and her memoir, Red Dust Road. From 2016-21 she was the third modern Makar, National Poet for Scotland. She lives in Manchester and is Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Salford.

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ISBN 13	9781529077230
ISBN 10	1529077230
Title	Red Dust Road
Author	Jackie Kay
Series	Picador Collection
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Pan Macmillan
Year published	2022-02-17
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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