Man Walking on Eggshells

Infused with the blues, Man Walking on Eggshells is a haunting jazz novel with radical elements that still have the power to shock and move the reader First published in 1962, this novel is one of the most lyrical and authentic portraits of a jazz musician ever published. Born into violence, in the midst of a destructive tornado that flattens sections of East St. Louis, Raymond Douglas overcomes obstacles of family and race to become a jazz trumpeter whose music touches greatness. Rave prai...