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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, Contemporary Fiction, Love, Family, USA, British Literature, Death, England, Life, Great Britain, London, Loss, Photos, Fate, Breakup, separation, Success, 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.