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The Spanish Bow - Pick of the Week!
by Dan
Fiction / September 06, 2007
The majestic historical novel THE SPANISH BOW arrived in stores this week, and I've just noticed that the excellent Sarah Weinman (Confessions of an Idiosyncratic Mind) made the book a pick of the week back in August:
This is just about my perfect travel read: full of adventure, history and a ton of music, Romano-Lax's debut novel jumps off of early 20th century Spanish history and casts it through the eyes of Feliu, the young would-be cellist whose ownership of a bow carries him across the country to fame and fortune and a rivalry/friendship with pianist Justo.
THE SPANISH BOW is definitely a historical novel that presses all the right buttons. Kirkus Reviews marveled its "epic, blockbuster-size scale".
Publisher's Weekly said:
"for sheer scope and ambition, this is a tough debut to beat."
The American Library Association magazine Booklist were even more excited:
"This riveting historical page-turner moves inexorably toward a heartrending crescendo."
So, If you love big sweeping historical narratives then this is definitely the book for you--(and I know what my mom is getting for her birthday!)
Click here for excerpt from the book
Click here for the Harcourt reading guide to THE SPANISH BOW
