![]() In Half-Blood Blues, Esi Edugyan weaves the horror of betrayal, the burden of loyalty and the possibility that, if you don’t tell your story, someone else might tell it for you. Persuaded by his old friend Chip, Sid discovers there’s more to the journey than he thought when Chip shares a mysterious letter, bringing to the surface secrets buried since Hiero’s fate was settled. And he is black.įifty years later, Sid, Hiero’s bandmate and the only witness that day, is going back to Berlin. Hieronymus Falk, a rising star on the cabaret scene, is arrested in a cafe and never heard from again. ![]() The aftermath of the fall of Paris, 1940. It has some pacing problems, but the main story has a lot of potential. ![]() ![]() Like Washington Black, Esi Edugyan’s Half-Blood Blues is a mix of highs and lows. ![]()
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