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Paperback: 264 pages
Publisher: Soho Press; Reissue edition (Sep 1992)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0939149699
ISBN-13: 978-0939149698
Product Dimensions: 23.5 x 16.2 x 1.9 cm
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Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 2,367,867 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Ambitious and well written. A must for fans of Elgar's music!, 16 Jul 2007

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This review is from: Gerontius (Paperback)

This well written and ambitious novel, which won the Whitbread First Novel Prize in 1989, takes as it's starting point the Amazon cruise Sir Edward Elgar took in 1923 following the death of Lady Elgar. From this material it shapes a discourse on the life of Elgar and the importance of art and culture in our society. As a insight into this fascinating but little known event in Elgar's life the novel works wonderfully well and will be an enjoyable read for all fans of Elgar's music. But does the real Elgar emerge from these pages? Does the music gain from these insights? Are British attitudes to life, art and culture suitably illuminated? Yes and no. If the novel fails it is only that it's ambition ultimately exceeds the ability to deliver in so few pages. In a time of mass market pot boilers written to sell and with very little purpose beyond the commercial this is almost no failure at all!

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