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Chargement... The Music Shop: A Novel (original 2018; édition 2018)par Rachel Joyce (Auteur)
Information sur l'oeuvreThe Music Shop par Rachel Joyce (2018)
   Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre.  lizallenknapp | Apr 20, 2024 |   There is a touch of magical realism involving Frank's incipient love interest; however, it is overall a novel about kindness, understanding and friendship. Everyone needs a Frank when the qualities he exhibits are often lacking in many lives. (  )1  pdebolt | Feb 22, 2024 |  ) bschweiger | Feb 4, 2024 | ) hmonkeyreads | Jan 25, 2024 | ) hellokirsti | Jan 3, 2024 | aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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HTML:An unforgettable story of music, loss and hope. Fans of High Fidelity, meet your next quirky love story.People NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE TIMES (UK) AND THE WASHINGTON POST It is 1988. On a dead-end street in a run-down suburb there is a music shop that stands small and brightly lit, jam-packed with records of every kind. Like a beacon, the shop attracts the lonely, the sleepless, and the adrift; Frank, the shops owner, has a way of connecting his customers with just the piece of music they need. Then, one day, into his shop comes a beautiful young woman, Ilse Brauchmann, who asks Frank to teach her about music. Terrified of real closeness, Frank feels compelled to turn and run, yet he is drawn to this strangely still, mysterious woman with eyes as black as vinyl. But Ilse is not what she seems, and Frank has old wounds that threaten to reopen, as well as a past it seems he will never leave behind. Can a man who is so in tune with other peoples needs be so incapable of connecting with the one person who might save him? The journey that these two quirky, wonderful characters make in order to overcome their emotional baggage speaks to the healing power of musicand lovein this poignant, ultimately joyful work of fiction. Praise for The Music Shop Captures the sheer, transformative joy of romance.The Washington Post Love, friendship, and especially the healing powers of music all rise together into a triumphant crescendo. . . . This lovely novel is as satisfying and enlightening as the music that suffuses its every page.The Boston Globe Magnificent . . . If you love words, if you love music, if you love love, this [novel] will be without question one of the years best.BookPage (Top Pick in Fiction) Joyce has a knack for quickly sketching characters in a way that makes them stick. [The Music Shop] will surprise you.Minneapolis Star Tribune Rachel Joyce has established a reputation for novels that celebrate the dignity and courage of ordinary people and the resilience of the human spirit. . . . But what really elevates The Music Shop is Joyces detailed knowledge ofand passion formusic.The Guardian. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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I love the feel of this book—the quirky and quiet old-soul atmosphere of a 1980s London Music Shop filled with threadbare Persian rugs and boxes of vinyls organized by feeling rather than artist or genre, sitting on a dilapidated dead-end street.
Frank, the owner of the record shop, is guarded and a bit broken—as are all the characters who fill this shop—but has a gift for understanding the life-changing power of music, and by listening to the silences in between customers’ stories, he helps heal so many broken souls by proffering just the right vinyl they need in that moment (think Vianne in Chocolat). In this way, customers become friends and this dead-end music shop on Unity Street becomes home to an eclectic mix, creating a somewhat safe harmony in Frank’s orchestrated symphony. Until the mysterious woman with vinyl-black eyes, properly gloved-hands, and a green coat waltzes (or faints) into his shop, leaving him feeling things he’s guarded against for too long. Ilse Brauchmann is an unexpected note, disrupting Frank’s walled-world. Their pull towards one another is immediate, but their coming together is more quiet and lulling, not a crescendoing climax. In fact, at the more melancholic decrescendo, the silence lasts too long—my only complaint in an otherwise delightful story of friendship and kindness and community wrapped warmly in a love story of songs.
This book is a perfect read on a cold, rainy gray-blue day for anyone who likes soulful characters and underdog stories. (