La's Orchestra Saves the World

Name: La's Orchestra Saves the World
Brand: PANTHEON
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By Smith, Alexander Mccall

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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.

Product details

Number of Pages:

294

Release Date:

2009-12-08

Publication Date:

2009-12-31

Publisher:

PANTHEON

Languages:

Original: English

ISBN10:

0307378381

ISBN13:

9780307378385

Weight:

331 g

Height:

134 cm

Width:

186 cm

Thickness:

27 cm

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