Wish I Was Here by Jackie Kay
A collection that explores several facets of most overwhelming and complicated of human emotions: love. This book captures its characters' greatest joy and greatest vulnerability, exposing the moments of tenderness, of shock, of bravery and of stupidity that accompany the search for love, the discovery of love and, most of all, love's loss.
Jackie Kay was born in Edinburgh. A poet, novelist and writer of short stories, she has enjoyed great acclaim for her work for both adults and children. Her novel, Trumpet, won the Guardian Fiction Prize. She has published three collections of stories with Picador, Why Don’t You Stop Talking, Wish I Was Here, and Reality, Reality; three poetry collections, Fiere. Bantam and May Day; and her memoir, Red Dust Road. From 2016-21 she was the third modern Makar, National Poet for Scotland. She lives in Manchester and is Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Salford.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780330373326 |
| ISBN 10 | 0330373323 |
| Title | Wish I Was Here |
| Author | Jackie Kay |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pan Macmillan |
| Year published | 2007-04-18 |
| Number of pages | 208 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Edge Hill Short Story Prize 2007 (UK) |
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