The Upright Piano Player
$39.27
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
1 July 2011
Summary
Henry Cage seemed to have it all. A successful business career, considerable wealth, and a reputation for being a just and principled man. But public virtues can conceal private failings, and as Henry faces retirement, his well-ordered life begins to unravel.
On the eve of the new millennium he is the victim of a random act of violence which soon escalates into a prolonged persecution, with tragic consequences. Family secrets are revealed, and when his ex-wife Nessa summons Henr…Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781849164054 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1849164053 |
| Author: | David Abbott |
| Publisher: | Quercus Publishing |
| Imprint: | MacLehose Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 1 July 2011 |
| Weight: | 202g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 24mm |
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‘This is a fine, sensitive, moving book - a remarkable first novel’ Justin Cartwright.
‘Elegant, rich and gratifying’ Claire Beale, Independent. * Independent *
‘It is beautifully written, the sentences polished like gems - but it is the book’s substances that sticks in the mind’ Anthony Capella. * Anthony Capella *
‘This is a fine, sensitive, moving book - a remarkable first novel’ Justin Cartwright. * Justin Cartwright *
‘The menace simmering beneath the surface of its prose is compelling’ Hephzibah Anderson, Daily Mail. * Daily Mail *
’(A) beautifully constructed debut’ Catherine Taylor, Guardian. * Guardian *
About The Author
David Abbott
David Abbott began his career as an advertising copywriter and went on to found one of the U.K.’s outstanding advertising agencies, Abbott Mead Vickers. He is widely recognized as one of the industry’s most deservedly celebrated creative directors. This book, many years in the making, is his first novel.
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