Body and Soul

Body and Soul
by Frank Conroy

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Author: Frank Conroy
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1998-06-08
ISBN: 038531986X
Number of pages: 464
Publisher: Delta

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Book Review: Excellent.....but...
Summary: 5 Stars

As a big fan of classical piano, and as a former piano student, I had great expectations for this book. I was not disappointed..for the most part.

I could relate to so many thoughts of the main character. The plot compels you to keep reading...

And now the down side...

I was disappointed that the names of God and Christ were used in a bad way. It hurts me how often God's Name is abused out of anger in so many movies, tv, and books. Also, some explicit scenes in the book, could have been toned down.

So, while I loved the story, I was hurt that the name of God was misused.

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Summary of Body and Soul

In the dim light of a basement apartment, six-year-old Claude Rawlings sits at an old white piano, picking out the sounds he has heard on the radio and shutting out the reality of his lonely world.

The setting is 1940s New York, a city that is "long gone, replaced by another city of the same name." Against a backdrop that pulses with sound and rhythm, Body & Soul brilliantly evokes the life of a child prodigy whose musical genius pulls him out of squalor and into the drawing rooms of the rich and a gilt-edged marriage.

But the same talent that transforms him also hurtles Claude into a lonely world of obsession and relentless ambition. From Carnegie Hall to the smoky jazz clubs of London, Body & Soul burns with passion and truth--at once a riveting, compulsive read and a breathtaking glimpse into a boy's heart and an artist's soul.

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