The Trumpet Lesson
A Novel
by Dianne Romain
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Pub Date Sep 24 2019 | Archive Date Oct 08 2019
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Description
When Callie became pregnant in 1960s rural Missouri over thirty years ago, her outraged father, with her mother’s acquiescence, insisted that no one know—and Callie complied. She went away, and she gave up her baby. She did it to protect the baby’s father—a black teen—from the era’s racist violence.
When Pamela, the trumpeter whose music flows from her heart, enters Callie’s life, Callie begins to dream of opening her own heart. But instead she remains silent, hiding her longing and risking giving up everyone she dares to love in order to safeguard her secret. Callie tells herself she does so to protect her daughter, but ultimately, in order to speak, she must confront the deepest reasons for her silence—the ones she’s been concealing even from herself.
Advance Praise
“An arresting novel about tightly wound secrets and the art of letting go of them.” ―Kirkus Reviews
“The Trumpet Lesson is a beautiful literary novel focused on healing and the families that are forged abroad.” ―Foreword Clarion Reviews
“Dianne Romain’s daring and delightful first novel, The Trumpet Lesson, crosses boundaries, opens wounds, and heals them, too. This is a book for anyone who has known the pains and joys of families, both old and new. Are there lessons in this book that moves gracefully from Missouri to Mexico? Indeed there are. Those who go below the surface of the narrative will find them, and they will be amply rewarded for their efforts.” ―Jonah Raskin, author of A Terrible Beauty: The Wilderness of American Literature
“The Trumpet Lesson is an adventure of the heart set in the heart of Mexico: Guanajuato, the historic city of music and books, Diego Rivera’s childhood home, rocket blasts into dazzling blue skies, and where an avocado might hit you on the head or a papaya squish underfoot! Romain knows the secrets and wonders of this UNESCO World Heritage site, and she tells the story of Callie Quinn with aplomb.” ―C.M. Mayo, author of The Last Prince of the Mexican Empire
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781631525988 |
| PRICE | $17.95 (USD) |
| PAGES | 336 |
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