Jackie Kay's award-winning career began with this hallmark debut novel that explores the true depths of the heart. The death of famous jazz musician Joss Moody brings to light a dark secret-one that leaves his adopted son Colman searching for answers, and his wife Millie fleeing for the solitude of a remote Scottish village. "Supremely humane . Kay leaves us with a broad landscape of sweet tolerance and familial love."-New York Times Book Review