A kaleidoscopic debut novel about love, family, genius, and the madness of art, circling the life of eccentric composer Erik Satie and La Belle poque Paris, from a writer who is "wildly entertaining" ( San Francisco Chronicle ), "startlingly ingenious" ( Boston Globe ), and "impressively sharp" ( New York Times Book Review ).
But after the dual blows of his mother\'s early death and his father\'s break.
Erik Satie begins life with every possible advantage.
A kaleidoscopic debut novel about love, family, genius, and the madness of art, circling the life of eccentric composer Erik Satie and La Belle poque Paris, from a writer who is "wildly entertaining" ( San Francisco Chronicle ), "startlingly ingenious" ( Boston Globe ), and "impressively sharp" ( New York Times Book Review )
