Jackie Kay's new collection is a lyric counterpart to her memoir Red Dust Road the extraordinary story of the search for her Nigerian & Highland birth-parents; but it is also a moving book in its own right & a deep enquiry into all forms of human friendship Fiere
- Scots for companion friend equal'
- is a vivid description of the many paths our lives take & of how those journeys are made meaningful by our companions on the road lovers friends parents children mentors
- as well as all the remarkable & chance acquaintances we would not otherwise have made Written with Kay's trademark wit & flair & infused with both Scots & Igbo speech it is also a fascinating account of the formation of a self-identity
- & the discovery of a tongue that best honours it Musical & moving funny & profound Fiere is Jackie Kay's most accomplished assured & ambitious collection of poems to date