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From the author of the world-wide bestseller, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, a new novel about learning how to listen and how to feel; and about second chances and choosing to be brave despite the odds. Because in the end, music can save us all ...
1988. Frank owns a music shop. It is jam-packed with records of every speed, size and genre. Classical, jazz, punk - as long as it's vinyl he sells it. Day after day Frank finds his customers the music they need.
Then into his life walks Ilse Brauchmann.
Ilse asks Frank to teach her about music. His instinct is to turn and run. And yet he is drawn to this strangely still, mysterious woman with her pea-green coat and her eyes as black as vinyl. But Ilse is not what she seems. And Frank has old wounds that threaten to re-open and a past he will never leave behind ...
LISTEN WHILE YOU READ! Follow the following links for specially collated The Music Shop playlists:
The Music Shop playlist: bit.ly/TheMusicShopPlaylist
Father Anthony: bit.ly/FatherAnthonyPlaylist
Kit: bit.ly/KitsPlaylist
Maud: bit.ly/MaudsPlaylist
Hector: bit.ly/HectorsPlaylist
A propos de l'auteur
Rachel Joyce weiß, wie man Menschen mit Worten ganz direkt berührt. Die Autorin hat über 20 Original-Hörspiele für die BBC verfasst und wurde dafür mehrfach ausgezeichnet. Daneben hat sie Stoffe fürs Fernsehen bearbeitet und auch selbst als Schauspielerin für Theater und Film gearbeitet. "Die unwahrscheinliche Pilgerreise des Harold Fry" ist ihr erster Roman. Er erscheint in über 30 Ländern auf der ganzen Welt. Rachel Joyce lebt mit ihrem Mann und ihren vier Kindern in Gloucestershire auf dem Land.
Résumé
From the author of the world-wide bestseller, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, a new novel about learning how to listen and how to feel; and about second chances and choosing to be brave despite the odds. Because in the end, music can save us all ...
1988. Frank owns a music shop. It is jam-packed with records of every speed, size and genre. Classical, jazz, punk – as long as it’s vinyl he sells it. Day after day Frank finds his customers the music they need.
Then into his life walks Ilse Brauchmann.
Ilse asks Frank to teach her about music. His instinct is to turn and run. And yet he is drawn to this strangely still, mysterious woman with her pea-green coat and her eyes as black as vinyl. But Ilse is not what she seems. And Frank has old wounds that threaten to re-open and a past he will never leave behind ...
LISTEN WHILE YOU READ! Follow the following links for specially collated The Music Shop playlists:
The Music Shop playlist: bit.ly/TheMusicShopPlaylist
Father Anthony: bit.ly/FatherAnthonyPlaylist
Kit: bit.ly/KitsPlaylist
Maud: bit.ly/MaudsPlaylist
Hector: bit.ly/HectorsPlaylist
Préface
A story about the triumph of a quiet hero. And how music can bring us back to life. The exquisite and perfectly-pitched new novel from the bestselling author of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, Perfect and The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy.
Commentaire
"Rachel Joyce tells wonderful stories. In her hands, ordinary lives are given dignity and triumph. She is a champion of humanity, and The Music Shop is no exception. It is a joyous love song that pulses with hope and benevolence and laughter." Sarah Winman, author of When God Was a Rabbit and Tin Man
