Appetizer **** of *****
This is a wonderful novella about the life and times of Jackson Reilly, a
bouncer for a club living a life of drugs, alcohol and riding his
motorcycle. Reilly is without direction, achievement, or a stable
relationship,just drifting through a life without meaning. When his
mother dies, his life is not significantly changed - until he goes to
give her sister some of his mother's personal effects. His aunt welcomes
him and draws him into a conversation about the music that runs through
the lives of their family. All of his mother's generation were
professional jazz musicians who knew and worked with the greats of jazz.
At one time, Jackson seemed poised to continue the family business; he
was a tremendously talented pianist. For reasons that Jackson can't
explain, he feels drawn back to the piano. As he pursues learning to
play again, his life starts to change in every way. The question is
whether or not Jackson can complete something this time. Will he accept
the difficult path of mastery or will he sink back into the inertia of
his pathetic existence?
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