Young Man with a Hornby Dorothy Baker | |
| Category: |
"Fiction - General" |
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| Pages: | 174 |
| Year of Publication: | 1938 |
| Date Added: | 02/18/2021 |
| Date Read: | 03/18/2021 |
| Notes: | Armed Services Edition Rick Martin was a white orphan kid who taught himself how to play the piano and the trumpet. He met Smoke, a young black kid who worked at the same bowling alley. They discovered they had a mutual interest in music, and Smoke introduced Rick to the black Jazz clubs in Los Angeles. Before long, Rick was making a name for himself. He became a big shot in New York and married a society wife. But the marriage didn't last, and neither did Rick's career. His talent had taken him beyond what people could understand or appreciate and he felt like there was no place for him in the world. While he was still young, he died from alcoholism. |
| My Rating: | 5 |
Reviewed by Roger on 2021-03-18 13:36:01
