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Henry Cage seemed to have it all. A successful business career, considerable wealth, and a reputation for being a just and principled man. But public virtues can conceal private failings, and as Henry faces retirement, his well-ordered life begins to unravel. On the eve of the new millennium he is the victim of a random act of violence which soon escalates into a prolonged persecution, with tragic consequences. Family secrets are revealed, and when his ex-wife Nessa summons Henry to Palm Beach, he realises that there is little time to redress the mistakes of the past. The Upright Piano Player explores with a tender, yet unflinching eye the small but devastating flaws in human nature that can shape our destinies.
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The Upright Piano Player, David Abbott
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- Released
- 2011
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- Title
- The Upright Piano Player
- Language
- English
- Authors
- David Abbott
- Publisher
- Quercus
- Released
- 2011
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 240
- ISBN10
- 1849164053
- ISBN13
- 9781849164054
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Love, Family, Contemporary Fiction, USA, British Literature, Death, England, Life, Great Britain, London, Loss, Photos, Fate, Success, Breakup, separation, Accident, Cancer, Tumors, Divorce, Guilt, Thefts and Robberies, Argument, Stalking, Son, Florida
- Original title
- The upright piano-player
- Rating
- 3.45 out of 5
- Description
- Henry Cage seemed to have it all. A successful business career, considerable wealth, and a reputation for being a just and principled man. But public virtues can conceal private failings, and as Henry faces retirement, his well-ordered life begins to unravel. On the eve of the new millennium he is the victim of a random act of violence which soon escalates into a prolonged persecution, with tragic consequences. Family secrets are revealed, and when his ex-wife Nessa summons Henry to Palm Beach, he realises that there is little time to redress the mistakes of the past. The Upright Piano Player explores with a tender, yet unflinching eye the small but devastating flaws in human nature that can shape our destinies.