Set mainly in Ireland and partly in Venice, this is the story of a not very good history teacher in Co. Clare who lost his mother and sister in a car crash when he was a child. He and his father, a Dublin tailor, spend many sad years together, playing chess and listening to music. Then he goes to a concert where he meets Gabriella, an Italian violinist and his life takes off.
(Wendy Swann - bwl 4 July 2000 ) |
