The Music Shop: A Novel
Written by Rachel Joyce
Narrated by Steven Hartley
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A love story and a journey through music, the exquisite and perfectly pitched new novel from the bestselling author of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry and The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE TIMES (UK)
It is 1988. On a dead-end street in a run-down suburb there is a music shop that stands small and brightly lit, jam-packed with records of every kind. Like a beacon, the shop attracts the lonely, the sleepless, and the adrift; Frank, the shop's owner, has a way of connecting his customers with just the piece of music they need. Then, one day, into his shop comes a beautiful young woman, Ilse Brauchmann, who asks Frank to teach her about music. Terrified of real closeness, Frank feels compelled to turn and run, yet he is drawn to this strangely still, mysterious woman with eyes as black as vinyl. But Ilse is not what she seems, and Frank has old wounds that threaten to reopen, as well as a past it seems he will never leave behind. Can a man who is so in tune with other people's needs be so incapable of connecting with the one person who might save him? The journey that these two quirky, wonderful characters make in order to overcome their emotional baggage speaks to the healing power of music—and love—in this poignant, ultimately joyful work of fiction.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Beautiful sensuous language, and a positive story of the human need for community and love. A joy to listen to as narrated by the voice of the actor relating it.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This book is a true marvel! I was soothed into an escape from our everyday realities into the magic world of this book.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5So rich... from the wonderful insights on music, to the powerful relationships of all kinds, to the observations on the drawbacks of modern society, to the moving climax... The quirky, beautiful characters enriched my life, and I am a more musically informed person because of this brilliant book!