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Tinted with fantasy romance. The heroine's a recital of Harriet Cohen, concert pianist 'n' muse to Elgar, Sibelius, DH Lawrence, H.G. Wells...
"works of art feel towards human beings exactly as we do towards ghosts."
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"works of art feel towards human beings exactly as we do towards ghosts."

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Dec 09, 2011
Deanne
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Short easy to read story which follows the male character through his life. The book jumps several years but keeps coming back to Harriet and her ability.
Loved West's style of writing and the book's unusualness. It could have been written as a common love story but the element of fantasy thrown in raises it above that. ...more
Loved West's style of writing and the book's unusualness. It could have been written as a common love story but the element of fantasy thrown in raises it above that. ...more

Nov 01, 2009
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