Philip Morahan is a great pianist who can no longer play the piano. At fifty two he is childless, single, and utterly used up by music. His desperate attempt to retrieve a lost personal life at the expense of his career leads to a roller-coaster of crises and confrontations - with ex-girlfriends, ironic proteges, record magnates, and his exquisitely sympathetic new agent. For if Philip is to recover his talent and the power to love, he must face his own nature dead on - and then the tragedy that haunts him.
Published in hardback in 2006. Paperback published 3rd September 2007.
“Brilliant.” The Gramophone. “A Command performance.” The Independent. “Devastatingly human.” Time Out. See Reviews.
An extract from the novel was read by Robert Bathurst on Radio 4 in November 2006 - Radio Times Choice. Readings by the author in combination with music from the novel played by pianist Christina Lawrie have been performed at the Rye Festival in 2006 and at `Crear in 2007, and will be performed in 2007 at the Cheltenham Music Festival, the Whitstable Oyster Festival and the Wigtown Literary festival (see Author Events below). Film Rights have been optioned to Viva Films; the novel is being adapted as a feature film by Jeff Murphy.
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