The Soloist - Softcover

Christopher, Nicholas

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1593761228 ISBN 13: 9781593761226

Publisher: Counterpoint LLC, 2007

Synopsis

At thirty-four, piano soloist Max Randal has hit a wall. It's been four years since his last live performance, and his manager is intent on revitalizing his career with a big concert at Carnegie Hall. As if that wouldn't be enough for Max to worry about, as he struggles to prepare, the ghosts of his failed relationships have come to haunt him — his first ex-wife is dying, his second ex-wife wants to get back together, the mother of his child has taken off for Europe and unexpectedly left him to care for their nine-year-old, and his present girlfriend now wants to get serious. Believe it or not, the plot only gets thicker.
Merging dozens of characters and events into a seamless narrative, gifted novelist and poet Nicholas Christopher delivers a compelling tale. Like an exhilarating performance, The Soloist takes you on a brilliant adventure that resonates even once it's over.

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Review:

"There is an imaginative verve in Christopher's storytelling, which takes the plot on several unexpected turns... The depiction of the world of a virtuoso performer--the tensions and doubts, the rigor and intensive self-scrutiny--ultimately provides Christopher with a potent metaphor for dealing with questions of authenticity and sincerity, intimacy, love, and eroticism. Through this metaphor, the novel achieves a depth and poignancy."

"An old-fashioned, romantic, and thoroughly enjoyable story about a self-obsessed concert pianist... great fun."

About this edition

• Publisher: Counterpoint LLC
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1593761228
• ISBN 13: 9781593761226
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 306