A unique collaborative publication which documents the lyrics written by Nobel Prize winning
author Kazuo Ishiguro for the platinum selling Grammy nominated Jazz singer Stacey Kent.
The Summer We crossed Europe in the Rain collects the sixteen song lyrics written to date by
Kazuo Ishiguro for the renowned American jazz singer Stacey Kent and which have been set to
music by composer bandleader Jim Tomlinson. As the Nobel Prize-winning author explains in his
introduction he has been steadfastly following his remit that 'however sad however bleak the
song became there had to remain an element of hope ' . The resulting lyrics are infused with
yearning and the bittersweet romance of travel. This volume has been gorgeously illustrated by
acclaimed Italian comics artist Bianca Bagnarelli who captures perfectly the varying moods as
well as the 'stories' contained in these songs.
