An Equal Music
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- Synopsis
- The author of the international Suitable Boy returns with a passionate and deeply romantic tale of two gifted musicians. When an EngLish quartet, the Maggiore, undertakes a challmging Work of Beethoven's, violinist Michael Hohne is overwhelmcd by memories of mastering the piece as a student re'Vienna. That where he also met Julia McNicholl, a pianist whose beauty was as mesmerizing as her musical genius, and whom Michael loved with an intensity he never found again. Years later, Michael is living a life" devoted to music, until one day he is riding a London bus, and there, on another bus, separated only by glass, sits Julia McNicholl. Though the mutual passion flares anew, the love they shared in their younger days is now complicated by the secrets and silences that have Been generated by the passing of years. Unable to resist the }ower of their shared history, Julia agrees to tour Vienna and Venice with Michael and the Maggiore Quartet. Against the magical backdrop of concert halls and canals, Michael and Julia must confront the truth about their love for one another, their love for the music that brought them together, and the true consequences for their tangled hearts. An Equal Music shows Seth to be at the top of his form: It is a tour de force of" poetic, impassioned writing, conjuring brilliantly the worlds of Beethoven and Bach, of Vienna,Venice, and London, of individual heartache and the familial bonds that tie a quartet. Interweaving themes loss, longing, and the power of music, An Equal Music is a deeply affecting story about the strands of passion that run through all our lives, masterfully confirming Vikram Seth as one of the. world's finest most daring novelists
- Copyright:
- 1999
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 388 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780767902915
- Publisher:
- N/A
- Date of Addition:
- 08/28/06
- Copyrighted By:
- Vikram Seth
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Romance, Literature and Fiction
- Submitted By:
- earl schwab
- Proofread By:
- Amber W
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.