Books
by Norman Lebrecht
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The Song of Names |
Winner of 2002 Whitbread First Novel Award. Lebrecht tells an intriguing tale about a brilliant young Polish-Jewish refugee violinist who is taken in by a London musical impresario's family but disappears just before his international solo début. Lebrecht, a music critic, makes music a strong theme in this unusual story, which takes us from wartime London to an ultra-orthodox Jewish community in Northern England. I thought it was outstanding and strongly recommend it.
(Wendy Swann - bwl 20 September 2003) |
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