Solo Saxophone Level 6 Advanced

by Jeremy Harmer

Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, from Starter to Advanced, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. In the early 1990s Katy, a young reporter, arrives in Sarajevo, a city under siege, and receives conflicting advice from two colleagues. 'Of all the wars I've been in,' a news cameraman tells her, 'this is the one where it's not possible to 'be objective'. You can't be objective about what's going on here.' 'This is not my war or your war,' an Italian journalist explains. 'We just report what we see, but we stay outside it. We can't get too involved. We mustn't get too near.' But Katy does get too near…

112 pages, Paperback

First published April 28, 2011

Reviews

[Valentina · Rating 4 out of 5]

DEEP AND AMAZING <3

[blueisthenewpink · Rating 3 out of 5]

Oh my. I can't really give this one to students, can I? It opens with such power that it feels like a punch in the stomach. Everyday life in Sarajevo under siege, the community of international reporters and how they cope with the challenges of their profession are interesting and well written, but all the romantic plots are painfully clichéd, flat, uninteresting. However, the opening scene hit very hard even when it appeared a second time, with more context. It was a very mixed experience.

[Jeiimyxx . · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the best contemporary books I've read so far. It's breathtaking, though it has a few cliché moments. The ending is beautiful - it offers disclosure but it also raises some questions - just about the right amount of drama. That's how it ensures its position as a book that cannot be easily forgotten. I highly recommend it to anybody who, like me, doesn't usually go for books that contain even the slightest implication of war in their résumé. It's refreshing to bring down the walls of bias!

[martinaa&#x1f497; · Rating 2 out of 5]

M’he hagut de llegir aquest llibre per la meva acadèmia d’angles i la veritat és que no ha estat malament.

Per la meva nota pensareu que és un mal llibre, però això no és cert. He entès tot el vocabulari que aquest contenia, menys alguna que altra paraula, i tot i ser un gènere que no estic acostumada llegir m’ha semblat interessant.

Aquest llibre està inspirat en la guerra que va bé el 1990 Yugoslavia i a través d’uns personatges ficticis ens expliquen el que va succeir. aquell llibre no està mal i és entretingut, però sí que és cert que no és el mateix que llegir un llibre dels que escullo jo.

Per tots aquests motius la meva nota és un 2,5⭐️ però si voleu aprendre anglès i esteu en el nivell Advanced us el recomano.

[Michaela Pešková · Rating 3 out of 5]

had to read for my english class, overall it wasnt bad it just felt very rushed and i didnt get the chance to fully immerse myself in the story. wasted potential of a good story. also the end threw me off what was that

[Bill McFadyen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting book located in Sarajevo during the Balkan War - the completion of a circle in many ways.

[michaela · Rating 3 out of 5]

had to read for my english class, overall it wasnt bad it just felt very rushed and i didnt get the chance to fully immerse myself in the story. wasted potential of a good story. also the end threw me off what was that