Publication

2012 - Penguin Random House

Language

English

Word Count

180,000 words, Guess

Page Count

720 pages

Identifiers

Classifications

  • LCCPR9619.3.C5964

Description

A spellbinding story of chance, music, corruption, and love set in 1930s Toronto. During the Great Depression there is little hope for a boy born into the slums of Cabbagetown, Toronto. But Jack Spayd is offered a ticket out in the form of a Hohner harmonica, won by his brutal, drunken father in a late-night card game. Jack makes music as a way to escape his surroundings, and his talent leads him to a jazz club and, eventually, to the jazz piano. Jack is a virtuoso and hits the road, enchanting audiences in Canada, wartime Europe, and Las Vegas.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Jack of DiamondsPenguin Random House2012-01-01

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