About once every five years I come across a book by a small, relatively unknown publisher and author that lights up my lights and assures me that literature with a capital "L" is still alive in the U.S. This is one of those books. A wonderful story, characters that seem to have taken up a home in my own psyche, and information about music and the construction of musical instruments that I didn't even dream existed. It's a story that you can settle in to and feel immersed in a world very different from our own--not your run of the mill commercial fare offered by New York mainstream publishers. This book has meat--and delight. Hope we see a lot more from Victor Walter. ~~Hal Zina Bennett, Author
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Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
I read this book with great enjoyment. I found it lyrical, well-plotted, and suspenseful. I followed the story of the instrument and its owners eagerly. I recommend this book highly.
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