'The ultimate in immersive fiction . . . magnificent' Sunday Times
'Highly readable, entirely engaging and frequently funny' Observer
'Perfectly pitched . . . A deft and resonant alchemy of fact and
fiction, of literary myth and imagination' Guardian Book of the
Week Around the turn of the twentieth century young pianist Brodie
Moncur quits Edinburgh's slate skies for the lights of Paris, his
preacher father's words of denunciation ringing in his ears. There
he joins forces with the fiery Irish virtuoso John Kilbarron and
together the pair take Europe by storm. But when he falls for
Kilbarron's lover - the mesmerizing Russian soprano Lika Blum -
Brodie quickly realizes that the tide has turned and he must flee
across a continent, haunted by his love for Lika, and pursued by
the vengeful wrath of his rival. 'A giddying read . . . his most
immersive historical novel to date' Daily Telegraph 'Elegant and
affecting. A racing fin-de-siecle romance' The Times 'Boyd's
talents as a rollicking storytelling [are] full on display in this
historical blockbuster' Metro
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