Synopsis
‘Ambitious, defiant, angry and gripping . . . the bitter story of slavery through the experience of four women’ Guardian
'Jackie Kay’s work, formally expansive and inclusive . . . is always about the opening up of our notions of identity' Ali Smith, author of How to Be Both
In The Lamplighter award-winning poet and Scottish Makar Jackie Kay takes us on...
Details
06 August 2020112 pages
9781529039856Imprint: Picador
Reviews
One of Scotlands most celebrated living writers.Spectator
Kay’s strength as a poet has always been her clear, plain style, and its fearless spoken poignancyDaily Telegraph
Ambitious, defiant, angry and gripping . . . the bitter story of slavery through the experience of four womenGuardian
Jackie Kay’s work, formally expansive and inclusive, often an exploration of the hurt done by small-mindedness and its attendant exclusivity, is always about the opening up of our notions of identity . . . Kay has always been a watcher, a tracer of the “true” story.Ali Smith, author of How to Be Both
