Twelve Bar Blues (novel)

Twelve Bar Blues is a 2001 novel by Patrick Neate, and the winner of that year's Whitbread novel award.

Twelve Bar Blues
First edition
AuthorPatrick Neate
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
GenreHistorical novel
PublisherViking Press
Publication date
2001
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages416
ISBN0-670-88791-9
OCLC49394577

The story is essentially about two people who share a common history - Fortis 'Lick' Holden, a cornet player in early 20th Century New Orleans, and Sylvia Di Napoli, a retired prostitute living in modern-day London, who is searching for her ancestry. Louis Armstrong is also featured in the novel.


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