An unforgettable story of music, loss and hope. -- The Guardian.
But what really elevates The Music Shop is Joyce\'s detailed knowledge of--and passion for--music. . . . --Minneapolis Star Tribune Rachel Joyce has established a reputation for novels that celebrate the dignity and courage of ordinary people and the resilience of the human spirit.
The Music Shop ] will surprise you. -- BookPage (Top Pick in Fiction) Joyce has a knack for quickly sketching characters in a way that makes them stick.
If you love words, if you love music, if you love love, this novel] will be without question one of the year\'s best. . . -- The Boston Globe Magnificent .
This lovely novel is as satisfying and enlightening as the Music that suffuses its every page. . . . -- The Washington Post Love, friendship, and especially the healing powers of Music all rise together into a triumphant crescendo.
Praise for The Music Shop Captures the sheer, transformative joy of romance.
Can a man who is so in tune with other people\'s needs be so incapable of connecting with the one person who might save him? The journey that these two quirky, wonderful characters make in order to overcome their emotional baggage speaks to the healing power of music--and love--in this poignant, ultimately joyful work of fiction.
But Ilse is not what she seems, and Frank has old wounds that threaten to reopen, as well as a past it seems he will never leave behind.
Terrified of real closeness, Frank feels compelled to turn and run, yet he is drawn to this strangely still, mysterious woman with eyes as black as vinyl.
Then, one day, into his Shop comes a beautiful young woman, Ilse Brauchmann, who asks Frank to teach her about music.
Like a beacon, the Shop attracts the lonely, the sleepless, and the adrift
Frank, the shop\'s owner, has a way of connecting his customers with just the piece of Music they need.
On a dead-end street in a run-down suburb there is a Music Shop that stands small and brightly lit, jam-packed with records of every kind.
Fans of High Fidelity, meet your next quirky love story.-- People NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE TIMES (UK) AND THE WASHINGTON POST It is 1988.
An unforgettable story of music, loss and hope
