En cours de chargement...
Set at the end of the nineteenth century, William Boyd's heart-stopping new novel follows the fortunes of Brodie Moncur, a young Scottish musician, about to embark on the story of his life. When Brodie is offered a job managing a piano shop in Paris, he seizes the chance to flee Edinburgh and his tyrannical clergyman father. There, a fateful encounter with a famous pianist changes his future — and sparks an obsessive love affair with Lika Blum, a beautiful Russian soprano.
But as one century ebbs into another, a dark new chapter is about to unfold in Brodie's life, one which will see him pursued across Europe by his love for Lika, and by its ultimately fatal consequences.
Boyd at his best
De facture classique, cette histoire d'amour tient en haleine d'un bout à l'autre pendant que le lecteur suit Brodie Moncur dans son périple à travers le monde, depuis l'Écosse jusqu'à.... à la recherche de celle dont il est tombé follement amoureux. En passant, le lecteur apprend également tout sur le métier d'accordeur de piano, ce qui fait partie de ce tour de force. Comme dirait François de LGL, "J'ai adoré ce livre" même s'il ne changera pas ma vie. Passionnant; a must.