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Frozen Music (Paperback)

by Marika Cobbold (Author)
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Phoenix; New edition edition (15 Jun 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0753809516
  • ISBN-13: 978-0753809518
  • Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.8 x 2.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 408,462 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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This tale interweaves the lives of two unusual children: Esther, whose father walked out of her London home without a word; and Linus, bullied by his father, spoiled by his adoring but eccentric uncles and aunts, and growing up in Stockholm, longing to be an architect.


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'Cobbold's first-person novel takes her heroine, Esther, from lonely childhood to life in her mid-thirties as a magazine journalist. Her story is paralleled by that of Linus, a Swedish boy, as both are idealists and outsiders, you suspect from the start that they will end up together. Esther is a woman who thinks she knows the rules, until a series of events forces her to see cause and effect in every gesture, and paralyses her with indecision;Linus is a man with a clear, bright dream, which Esther nearly destroys. Cobbold is an interesting writer; perceptive and funny, she deals with ideas and issues far deeper than her light tone... would have you believe.' (PB) Sunday Times Culture Magazine

'Funny and enjoyable with some weightier themes beneath the fluffiness' The Independent on Sunday

'Pride and Prejudice, Scandinavian style' Express on Sunday

'Dreamy yet dextrous' The Observer

'A warm, funny novel' Daily Mail

'Deliciously descriptive...beneath its charm lie serious truths' She

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Delightful, 1 Dec 2000
Book was bought by my Mother who generally has fairly obscure taste in literature. She has redeemed herself. Frozen music is witty and charming, recommended to all!
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars excellent., 15 Feb 2005
By H. Lacroix (France) - See all my reviews
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I love reading. And sometimes it gets annoying reading novel after novel without finding THE ONE, a novel that will leave you sorry you have finished it.This is just such a novel! I started reading it and couldn't stop. I was gripped and was only released after I read the last page. I was tempted to start all over again immediately! It is romantic, but not annoyingly so and the characters are really well drawn. Most people will recognize themselves in one of them, most people will think 'I have felt this as well'. it is cleverly done as well and some episodes that seem anecdotic prove important in
the long run. A really good read!!
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars parents, love, media (in that order), 15 April 2001
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Frozen Music starts out rather undetached, describing the childhood, with a lot of funny and pointing observations. Then the lead character falls in love and we dig in. However, the end made me think again about all the threads about the media and private lives which are scattered throughout the book. There is a moral here.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Clever, fresh and original
Marika Cobbold's black comedy masks a tough observation of character and condition. She has the gift of making you laugh and think in the same breath and she also articulates... Read more
Published on 29 Sep 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow! 5 stars? Is that all?
This book really is something worth reading. I can relate to so many of the feelings that both of the characters have gone through, and I must say that the ending nearly had me in... Read more
Published on 4 Sep 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars Another fantastic novel by this under recognised author
A really wonderful book, beautifully written and full of great characters, humour and sadness. I wanted to gobble through it as it was such a brilliant book, but at the same time... Read more
Published on 21 Aug 2000

4.0 out of 5 stars Makes refreshing reading
Waffles a bit at the beginning but does get going once she's in Sweden! Very good story - worth persevering with.
Published on 3 Aug 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars Eccentric Love Story
Marika Cobbold's charming book takes the conventions of the love-story and turns them on their head - this is a real sweetheart of a book, funny, good-natured, well-written. Read more
Published on 5 Jul 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars A Delightful & Unusual Story of Love
FROZEN MUSIC has the suspenseful inevitability of really good love stories. We know that the two central characters will eventually get together despite every impediment put in... Read more
Published on 24 Jun 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars Do Not Miss This One!
Frozen Music is witty, sophisticated, graceful, and compellingly readable. Marika Cobbold brings insight and grace and tenderness to the complex business of the human heart. Read more
Published on 29 May 2000

3.0 out of 5 stars As good an Aga Saga as any other - if thats what you like
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