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La's Orchestra Saves the World
Contributor(s): Smith, Alexander McCall (Author)

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ISBN: 0307378381     ISBN-13: 9780307378385
Publisher: Pantheon Books
OUR PRICE: $20.36  

Binding Type: Hardcover
Published: December 2009
* Out of Print *
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Literary
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2009008639
Physical Information: 1.08" H x 5.28" W x 7.34" L (0.73 lbs) 294 pages
Features: Dust Cover, Price on Product
Review Citations: Library Journal Prepub Alert 08/15/2009 pg. 52
Booklist 09/01/2009 pg. 6
Publishers Weekly 09/28/2009 pg. 42
Library Journal 10/15/2009 pg. 71
Kirkus Reviews 10/15/2009
People Weekly 12/07/2009 pg. 68
New York Times Book Review 01/24/2010 pg. 14
 
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Publisher Description:
From the best-selling author of The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency series comes a delightful and moving story that celebrates the healing powers of friendship and music.

It is 1939. Lavender--La to her friends--decides to flee London, not only to avoid German bombs but also to escape the memories of her shattered marriage. The peace and solitude of the small town she settles in are therapeutic . . . at least at first. As the war drags on, La is in need of some diversion and wants to boost the town's morale, so she organizes an amateur orchestra, drawing musicians from the village and the local RAF base. Among the strays she corrals is Feliks, a shy, proper Polish refugee who becomes her prized recruit--and the object of feelings she thought she'd put away forever.

Does La's orchestra save the world? The people who come to hear it think so. But what will become of it after the war is over? And what will become of La herself? And of La's heart?

With his all-embracing empathy and his gentle sense of humor, Alexander McCall Smith makes of La's life--and love--a tale to enjoy and cherish.

 
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