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Face The Music
England, 2011. Phyllida Reynart has come back from Afghanistan wounded and bitter, having lost both her army career and the love of her life. Through a friend, she manages to get an audition for the local orchestra, directed by Trishia Knight, a woman who has fought hard to get where she is. Both women are strong-willed, and serious about their work – both women struggle to keep their lives together and neither of them is looking for love. However, it is usually to be found in the most unexpected places.
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Published March 19, 2019
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April 27, 2019
Face the Music is no light or fluffy lesfic romance, but it is an excellent and well written novel.
Phyllida Reynart and Trishia Knight share first a professional and then a personal relationship. Phil, as she prefers to be called, carries a lifetime of heavy baggage. Trauma heaped upon heartache turns her everyday life into a full-fledged nightmare. Nighttime brings more subconscious disease to the surface. Her childhood memories are rife with the death of her mother, the alcoholism of her father and bullying at the hands of her boarding school classmates. In adulthood, she chose to follow her father into the military rather than teach school. She finds love with another military officer, but their relationship contradicts military regulations. While serving in middle eastern war zones, Phil and Faith hide their relationship until Faith develops a life threatening illness.
Phil is sent back to England after suffering a career ending injury. The story focuses on her attempt to reintegrate into civilian life. Face the Music isn't just about facing up to Phil's catastrophic and crippling trauma, but it's about her new life as a musician. She plays several horn instruments in an orchestra led by Trishia Knight. Their complicated relationship is pivotal to the characters and storyline of this novel. Though fraught with difficulties, I found their romantic liaison very intriguing.
If the typical lesbian romance complete with instalove and marriage with children has become too tedious for words, give this powerful novel a well deserved chance. These women, their problems and their relationship can be considered many things, but not cliche. Life isn't easy and it takes genuine courage to face the music.
Phyllida Reynart and Trishia Knight share first a professional and then a personal relationship. Phil, as she prefers to be called, carries a lifetime of heavy baggage. Trauma heaped upon heartache turns her everyday life into a full-fledged nightmare. Nighttime brings more subconscious disease to the surface. Her childhood memories are rife with the death of her mother, the alcoholism of her father and bullying at the hands of her boarding school classmates. In adulthood, she chose to follow her father into the military rather than teach school. She finds love with another military officer, but their relationship contradicts military regulations. While serving in middle eastern war zones, Phil and Faith hide their relationship until Faith develops a life threatening illness.
Phil is sent back to England after suffering a career ending injury. The story focuses on her attempt to reintegrate into civilian life. Face the Music isn't just about facing up to Phil's catastrophic and crippling trauma, but it's about her new life as a musician. She plays several horn instruments in an orchestra led by Trishia Knight. Their complicated relationship is pivotal to the characters and storyline of this novel. Though fraught with difficulties, I found their romantic liaison very intriguing.
If the typical lesbian romance complete with instalove and marriage with children has become too tedious for words, give this powerful novel a well deserved chance. These women, their problems and their relationship can be considered many things, but not cliche. Life isn't easy and it takes genuine courage to face the music.
February 18, 2022
A genuine love story
The author has written a book about love that means emotional and at the same time beautiful. Phil has led mostly solitary life. She has gone from one job to another and eventually ended up in the army where is she was stationed in Afghanistan. She met Faith there but their love was doomed and the part of the story takes over from there. After faith is gone, Phil returns to England and doing the orchestra with her trumpet. There she meets Trisha who is the conductor of the orchestra. They develop feelings and the plot of the story goes from there. There are many ups and downs in a relationship and that is definitely not a smooth one. I recommend this book to those who like love stories.
The author has written a book about love that means emotional and at the same time beautiful. Phil has led mostly solitary life. She has gone from one job to another and eventually ended up in the army where is she was stationed in Afghanistan. She met Faith there but their love was doomed and the part of the story takes over from there. After faith is gone, Phil returns to England and doing the orchestra with her trumpet. There she meets Trisha who is the conductor of the orchestra. They develop feelings and the plot of the story goes from there. There are many ups and downs in a relationship and that is definitely not a smooth one. I recommend this book to those who like love stories.
March 29, 2019
PTSD is hard to live with and just as hart to read through. Wow, Aimee got it right and made me wonder if there was someone close who lives with the disorder. It does wreak havoc on relationships. That being said, it was a hard read for me. Nightmares, panic attacks, battle fatigue were descriptive and not too overbearing. I was amazed that love won out. Good writing, story telling.
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