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The Night Train

A Novel

Full Description

In 1963, at the age of 17, Dwayne Hallston discovers James Brown and wants to perform just like him. His band, the Amazing Rumblers, studies and rehearses Brown's Live at the Apollo album in the storage room of his father's shop in their small North Carolina town. Meanwhile, Dwayne's forbidden black friend Larry--aspiring to play piano like Thelonius Monk--apprentices to a jazz musician called the Bleeder. His mother hopes music will allow him to escape the South. ... more

About Author

Clyde Edgerton is the author of nine previous novels. He teaches creative writing at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, where he lives with his wife, Kristina, and their children.

Audio and Video

Back Bay Books
Category:
FICTION
Format:
TRADE PAPERBACK
Publish Date:
8/7/2012
Price:
$14.99/$16.50
ISBN:
9780316117616
Pages:
240
Size:
5-1/2" x 8-1/4"

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