Madame Sousatzka

by Bernice Rubens

Book Overview

In a moving and entertaining novel, Madame Sousatzka is a gifted piano teacher with a special dedication to her students. As she explains, I teach not only how to play but how to live. Ties in to the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0349100985
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: Sphere
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A well- written novel

This is a well- written novel centering on the relationship between a devoted piano - teacher the Madame Sousatzka of the title, and a young aspiring painist. The action takes place largely in the home of Sousatzka where three other colorful characters also live. One is a 'countess' in retirement who spends most of her time sitting and looking at the world, the second is an osteopath whose theories aim to benefit mankind, and the third Jenny is a woman- of- the evening but one of special beauty and delicacy. Sousatzka herself is a woman who came to Britain as a refugee. She has developed her own system for teaching the piano , but herself doubts its efficacy. This is a well- written novel which holds the interest throughout.