A Remarkable Stillness - Rush, Jonathan

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Résumé :
Australian schoolgirl, Win Marshall, has a rare musical talent. Studying in England under one of the world's leading pianists, known simply as, Solomon, her days are filled by her teacher's exhausting and bizarre teaching methods. Win's excitement grows as her concert debut nears, but it is 1939 and the clouds of war darken London's skies. Despite the danger, Win continues her studies and in the bustle of a city at war she meets a dashing young Frenchman, part of the French Resistance. Win is far too busy with her music to take much notice of him, yet when the young man unexpectedly returns from Paris with a bottle of Win's favourite perfume, Jicky, her heart begins to unlock. Based on a true story, A Remarkable Stillness, scales the heights of love and music as two brave young people refuse to be overcome by the terrors of war and dare to hope for a better life together when the world is at peace again. ...

Biographie:
It is with great sadness that we have to report Jonathon passed away in December 2024, after a courageous battle against MND. May he Rest in Peace, and all at Book Reality pass on our heartfelt condolences to his family and friends. The son of an Australian mother and a British Army officer, Jonathan Rush had an international upbringing, the most part of which was spent in Perth, Western Australia. He worked in the international construction industry, mainly in the Middle East, followed by a career in marketing and PR, magazine editing and freelance writing in Perth and London. A close family connection led to him reading the unpublished personal papers of Win Bisset and in due course writing A Remarkable Stillness. He found his research for the book in turn fascinating, depressing, joyful and ultimately uplifting. Dylan Thomas' beautiful, sad words resonated deeply with him: 'Though lovers be lost, love shall not. And death shall have no dominion.' A Remarkable Stillness was published by West Australian publisher, Leschenault Press, in March 2024....

Sommaire:
Australian schoolgirl, Win Marshall, has a rare musical talent. Studying in England under one of the world's leading pianists, known simply as, Solomon, her days are filled by her teacher's exhausting and bizarre teaching methods. Win's excitement grows as her concert debut nears, but it is 1939 and the clouds of war darken London's skies. Despite the danger, Win continues her studies and in the bustle of a city at war she meets a dashing young Frenchman, part of the French Resistance. Win is far too busy with her music to take much notice of him, yet when the young man unexpectedly returns from Paris with a bottle of Win's favourite perfume, Jicky, her heart begins to unlock. Based on a true story, A Remarkable Stillness, scales the heights of love and music as two brave young people refuse to be overcome by the terrors of war and dare to hope for a better life together when the world is at peace again. ...