{"product_id":"9781444736410-song-collector","title":"The Song Collector","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBy the author of \u003ci\u003eMr Rosenblum's List\u003c\/i\u003e, this is a captivating tale of passion and music, ancient songs and nostalgia, of the ties that bind and the ones we are prepared to sever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBy the author of \u003ci\u003eMr Rosenblum's List\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, this is a captivating tale of passion and music, ancient songs and nostalgia, of the ties that bind and the ones we are prepared to seve\u003c\/b\u003er.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A delightful, moving, utterly believable family saga' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFox, as the celebrated composer Harry Fox-Talbot is known, wants to be left in peace. His beloved wife has died, he's unable to write a note of music, and no, he does not want to take up some blasted hobby. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThen one day he discovers that his troublesome four-year-old grandson is a piano prodigy. The music returns and Fox is compelled to re-engage with life - and, ultimately, to confront an old family rift.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDecades earlier, Fox and his brothers return to Hartgrove Hall after the war, determined to save their once grand home from ruin. But on the last night of 1946, the arrival of beautiful wartime singer Edie Rose tangles the threads of love and duty, which leads to a shattering betrayal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith poignancy, lyricism and humour, Natasha Solomons tells a captivating tale of passion and music, of roots, ancient songs and nostalgia for the old ways, of the ties that bind us to family and home and the ones we are prepared to sever. Here is the story of a man who discovers joy and creative renewal in the aftermath of grief and learns that it is never too late to seek forgiveness.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40943890628705,"sku":"9781444736410","price":9.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_8145754_jpg.jpg?v=1711442792","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781444736410-song-collector","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}