Books
by Sophy Roberts
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The Lost Pianos of Siberia |
This is so much more than a book about pianos - it is a book about Siberia with pianos an excuse for a fascinating journey. Sophy Roberts has a very readable style as she takes us through a 19th and 20th century historical and geographical jigsaw against a backdrop of sometimes harrowing political events. The good maps and photographs help to make this a great read.
(Jeremy Freeman - bwl 104 Spring 2022) |
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The Lost Pianos of Siberia |
Not only a treasure hunt for pianos and their long-dead owners, but a treasure of another kind with music, exile and landscape the most important elements. The glowing descriptions of people, the talent she has to bring that past to life, the many and informed allusions to literature, painting and music, the light but all the more chilling mention of war-torn cities and clinical glimpses of present-day existence, all combine seamlessly to help unlock the enigma which has always been, and still is, Russia.
(Kathie Somerwil Ayrton - bwl 108 Spring 2023) |
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