London 1886, unassuming Edgar Drake is summoned by the War Office to travel to the jungles of Burma to tune a rare grand piano owned by an enigmatic Surgeon-Major. As he journeys, familiar ties are loosened and he surrenders to the captivating spell of the places he encounters and the people he meets: soldiers, story-tellers, bandits, a mysterious woman, the doctor himself. Nothing is as it seems, only the piano is a constant. Intensely readable.
(Jenny Baker - bwl 29 April 2005 ) |
