The Glass Trumpet ***Signed and Dated by Author***

Cairns, Mark

ISBN 10: 0955861500 / ISBN 13: 9780955861505

Published by Scorpio Eye Press, London, 2008

About this Item

First Paperback Edition / First Print. Paperback copy, no dustjacket as issued. 340pp. B/w illustrations. Signed and dated by author in ink to title page. Not library copy, no inscriptions, no creasing to spine. (29/3). Seller Inventory # ABE-1624962182885

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Glass Trumpet ***Signed and Dated by ...

Publisher: Scorpio Eye Press, London

Publication Date: 2008

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition

About this title

Synopsis:

Set mainly in London in the late 1950s this noir-ish mystery thriller is redolent with the atmosphere of the underworld and jazz in post war England. It concerns the adventures of a young musical savant, Jim Davis, as he journeys from boy to man, from obscurity to fame and from repression to freedom.

About the Author:

Born in Kent, the year that The Glass Trumpet is set, Mark Cairns grew up in London, New York and Belgium before finally settling down back in Kent at the age of 13. Over the years he has worked as, amongst other things, fruit picker, factory worker, advertising salesman, film examiner for TV and motorcycle courier, before finally opening his own photographic studio at Spitalfields in London's East End, where he shot mainly pop stars through the late 90s. He went on to launch an Internet logistics business in 2001 with money raised in the City and even got a mention on the front page of the FT. Mark underwent major spinal-neurosurgery in late 2005 and the recovery period, although long, enabled him to complete this, his first novel. He lives in Highbury, north London, with his partner Diane and four boys.