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The Song of Names
The Song of Names: A Novel | Norman Lebrecht
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The close friendship between Martin Simmonds and violin prodigy Dovidl Rappoport, two Jewish boys living in London between the 1930s and the end of World War II, is threatened by the unexpected disappearance of Dovidl on the eve of his debut performance. A first novel. Reader's Guide available. Original. 35,000 first printing.
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Ruthiella
The Song of Names: A Novel | Norman Lebrecht
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I chose this for the #Booked2021 category “musical instrument on the cover 🎻 .

This‘d been on my TBR a while, so I‘m glad I got to it, though I didn‘t love it. Neither protagonist is pleasant, but really my overall issue was I didn‘t quite believe their motivations. The story of two brothers, one fostered who‘s a musical prodigy who loses his family in the Holocaust...but who mysteriously disappears the night before his debut performance.

Cinfhen Sounds interesting/ sorry it didn‘t work for you. But yay for #AttackTheStack and challenge prompt 3y
Ruthiella @Cinfhen Yup, I‘m glad to get it read and off the shelf. It came highly recommended but wasn‘t my cuppa. ☕️ 3y
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bookseller_cate
The Song of Names: A Novel | Norman Lebrecht
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I bought The Song of Names last fall when I realized the movie was based on a book—and that the book was considered unfilmable.

I‘ve been waiting for the right moment to start it. When I walked over to my shelves to pick a book just now, it screamed my name. Opened it and the first lines caught me. Let‘s go!

Also featured, my new book-and-tea tray. Now I don‘t have to lean forward to the coffee table to reach my mug!
#booktomovie #readingnook

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quietlycuriouskate
The Song of Names: A Novel | Norman Lebrecht
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Martin grows up to inherit the family music agency and his foster brother, Dovidl, a violin prodigy, disappears on the eve of his debut performance. Martin moves from grief to grievance to a middle-age of cynically competent manipulation (and occasional strategic exploitation) of others. And Dovidl? I'll just say his Jewish origins have a major part to play.
When it is revealed, the "song of names" itself is a heart-stopper: the book is not.

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