# A Drop of Patience

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- Book: [A Drop of Patience](https://www.bookquiver.com/william-melvin-kelley/a-drop-of-patience) ([A Drop of Patience.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/william-melvin-kelley/a-drop-of-patience.md))
- Authors: [William Melvin Kelley](https://www.bookquiver.com/william-melvin-kelley)
- Publisher: anchor
- ISBN: 978-19-8489-931-6
- Pages: 240
- Published: 2020-06-30
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

One of the great jazz novels of any era, A Drop of Patience tells the story of a blind horn player's journey through the themes of race, blindness, and music. At the age of five, Ludlow Washington is...