false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177416897m/701979.jpg 701979 7 Beautifully written and deeply compassionate, Rough Music is a novel of one family at two defining points in time. Seamlessly alternating between the present day and a summer thirty years past, its twin stories unfold at a cottage along the eastern coast of England.<br><br>Will Pagett receives an unexpected gift on his fortieth birthday, two weeks at a perfect beach house in Cornwall. Seeking some distance from the married man with whom he's having an affair, he invites his aging mother and father to share his holiday, knowing the sun and sea will be a welcome change for. But the cottage and the stretch of sand before it seem somehow familiar and memories of a summer long ago begin to surface. <br><br>Thirty-two years earlier. A young married couple and their eight year-old son begin two idyllic weeks at a beach house in Cornwall. But the sudden arrival of unknown American relatives has devastating consequences, turning what was to be a moment of reconciliation into an act of betrayal that will cast a lengthy shadow.<br><br>As Patrick Gale masterfully unspools these parallel stories, we see their subtle and surprising reflections in each other and discover how the forgotten dramas of childhood are reenacted throughout our lives.<br><br>Deftly navigating the terrain between humor and tragedy, Patrick Gale has written an unforgettable novel about the lies that adults tell and the small acts of treason that children can commit. Rough Music gracefully illuminates the merciful tricks of memory and the courage with which we continue to assert our belief in love and happiness.<br><br><br><i>From the Hardcover edition.</i> 1652959 2000 Rough Music (Ballantine Reader's Circle) total:94|5:19|4:44|3:25|2:3|1:3| 94 355 151 14 701979 0345442377 9780345442376 86 13 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177416897m/701979.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/701979.Rough_Music 5 0 false Tue Aug 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 18:53:45 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 19:08:57 -0700 2009 more...]]> 701979 0345442377 9780345442376 86 13 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177416897m/701979.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/701979.Rough_Music 4 0 false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 26 10:48:06 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 26 11:00:51 -0700 2009 more...]]> 701979 0345442377 9780345442376 86 13 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177416897m/701979.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/701979.Rough_Music 4 0 false Wed Feb 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 04 03:36:16 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 04 03:41:22 -0800 2009 more...]]> 701979 0345442377 9780345442376 86 13 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177416897m/701979.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/701979.Rough_Music 4 0 false Thu Nov 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 01 15:56:10 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 05 20:16:38 -0800 2009 more...]]> 701979 0345442377 9780345442376 86 13 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177416897m/701979.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/701979.Rough_Music 4 0 false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 10 12:59:59 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 01 04:33:29 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 701979 0345442377 9780345442376 86 13 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177416897m/701979.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/701979.Rough_Music 5 0 false Thu Aug 13 05:30:48 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 13 05:54:03 -0700 2009
Quite different to Notes From an Exhibition, but still following some of his themes: gay main character, Quaker religion, references to mental illness, set in Cornwall.

Totally worth reading, couldn't put it down!]]> 701979 0345442377 9780345442376 86 13 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177416897m/701979.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/701979.Rough_Music 3 0 false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 15:08:19 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 15:14:44 -0700 2009 I would try another PG book though, just wouldn't recommend this one. ]]> 701979 0345442377 9780345442376 86 13 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177416897m/701979.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/701979.Rough_Music 3 0 false Thu Jun 19 04:26:05 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 01 05:50:35 -0700 2008 more...]]> 701979 0345442377 9780345442376 86 13 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177416897m/701979.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/701979.Rough_Music 0 0 false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2003 Sat May 16 09:35:12 -0700 2009 Sat May 16 09:35:12 -0700 2009 701979 0345442377 9780345442376 86 13 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177416897m/701979.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/701979.Rough_Music 3 0 false Tue May 05 04:48:45 -0700 2009 Tue May 05 04:49:30 -0700 2009 1658267 0345442369 9780345442369 2 1 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1186476855m/1658267.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1658267.Rough_Music 4 0 false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sat Dec 08 04:40:43 -0800 2007 Sun Dec 09 20:04:55 -0800 2007
Really a good read. I found that I had to pay very close attention in som...more...]]> 701979 0345442377 9780345442376 86 13 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177416897m/701979.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/701979.Rough_Music 5 0 false Wed Sep 17 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 14 22:37:37 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 17 22:42:07 -0700 2008 more...]]> 701979 0345442377 9780345442376 86 13 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177416897m/701979.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/701979.Rough_Music 4 0 false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Jun 16 10:51:10 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 24 13:33:32 -0700 2007 701979 0345442377 9780345442376 86 13 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177416897m/701979.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/701979.Rough_Music 4 0 false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Tue Jul 31 07:37:33 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 31 07:37:33 -0700 2007 701979 0345442377 9780345442376 86 13 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177416897m/701979.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/701979.Rough_Music 0 0 false Thu Dec 03 10:36:10 -0800 2009 Thu Dec 03 10:36:10 -0800 2009 701979 0345442377 9780345442376 86 13 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177416897m/701979.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/701979.Rough_Music 5 0 false Tue Nov 24 12:43:11 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 24 12:43:11 -0800 2009 701979 0345442377 9780345442376 86 13 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177416897m/701979.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/701979.Rough_Music 3 0 false Mon Nov 23 18:41:25 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 21 17:16:51 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 21 17:18:25 -0800 2009 701979 0345442377 9780345442376 86 13 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177416897m/701979.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/701979.Rough_Music 5 0 false Fri Nov 20 13:08:13 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 20 13:08:13 -0800 2009 701979 0345442377 9780345442376 86 13 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177416897m/701979.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/701979.Rough_Music 0 0 false Mon Nov 02 12:44:08 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 02 12:44:08 -0800 2009 701979 0345442377 9780345442376 86 13 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177416897m/701979.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/701979.Rough_Music 0 0 false Mon Nov 02 07:01:28 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 02 07:01:46 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=701979