The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto - Softcover
This is the story of Frankie Presto--the greatest guitar player who ever lived--and the six lives he changed with his six magical blue strings. He makes records. He's adored. But Frankie Presto's gift is also his burden, as he realizes the power of the strings his teacher gave him, and how, through his music, he can actually affect people's lives. At the height of his popularity, tortured by his biggest mistake, he vanishes--and his legend only grows.
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"Albom's fable about the power of song carries you along like a beautiful melody."--People
"Albom's The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto hits the right notes. Albom's love for music is richly apparent... and his maxims about life will no doubt bring readers on a pleasantly sentimental journey about the bandmates in their lives."--USA Today
"Albom can say in one sentence what others can spend a lifetime trying to convey."--The Book Wheel
"Within a few pages, you'll be as delighted with this sparkling book as I was. Start it, stick with it, and you'll find 'The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto to be a book of note."--Yankton Daily Press
"As always, Albom's novel has a larger message...and The Magic Strings of Frankie Pesto resonates with a kind of cosmic connection."--Miami New Times
"What an entertainer! Mitch Albom, author, playwright, screenwriter, nationally syndicated columnist - and philanthropist, as his audience learned, was a charmer...There seemed to be no end to this man's talents."--NorthJersey.com
"A beautiful story that forces us to think about the concept of a life well lived...Albom brings his literary magic once again."--Huffington Post
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"Albom's The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto hits the right notes. Albom's love for music is richly apparent... and his maxims about life will no doubt bring readers on a pleasantly sentimental journey about the bandmates in their lives."--USA Today
"Albom can say in one sentence what others can spend a lifetime trying to convey."--The Book Wheel
"Within a few pages, you'll be as delighted with this sparkling book as I was. Start it, stick with it, and you'll find 'The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto to be a book of note."--Yankton Daily Press
"As always, Albom's novel has a larger message...and The Magic Strings of Frankie Pesto resonates with a kind of cosmic connection."--Miami New Times
"What an entertainer! Mitch Albom, author, playwright, screenwriter, nationally syndicated columnist - and philanthropist, as his audience learned, was a charmer...There seemed to be no end to this man's talents."--NorthJersey.com
"A beautiful story that forces us to think about the concept of a life well lived...Albom brings his literary magic once again."--Huffington Post
From number one New York Times bestseller, Mitch Albom, author of The Five People You Meet in Heaven and Tuesdays With Morrie, comes his latest inspirational, moving and heart-warming novel.
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