| Twelve Bar Blues | |
| Author: | Patrick Neate |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Genre: | Historical novel |
| Publisher: | Viking Press |
| Release Date: | 2001 |
| Media Type: | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages: | 416 |
| Isbn: | 0-670-88791-9 |
| Oclc: | 49394577 |
Twelve Bar Blues is a 2001 novel by Patrick Neate,[1] [2] and the winner of that year's Whitbread novel award.
The story is essentially about two people who share a common history - Fortis 'Lick' Holden, a cornet player in early 20th Century New Orleans, and Sylvia Di Napoli, a retired prostitute living in modern-day London, who is searching for her ancestry. Louis Armstrong is also featured in the novel.