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The Piano Man's Daughter Review

The Piano Man's Daughter
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The Piano Man's Daughter ReviewIn this beautifully written and captivating novel, Canadian author, Timothy Findley, affirms that life is a magnificent and mysterious blending of our past, present and future. In fact, as Charlie, the narrator of the novel, discovers, the past teaches us how to live in the present and plan for the future. His mother, Lily, whose entrance into the world and whose place in the world are both unconventional, shares her wisdom with her son as they seek to discover the identity of Charlie's father. Although deemed mad by most of her socially conscious family and acquaintances, and often mistreated because of that, Charlie knows that despite her weaknesses, the wisdom Lily shares with him defies madness. The daughter of a piano man, Lily has a profound understanding of the meaning of music. She teaches her son that all living creatures share a song and that song must be passed on to others. "That song--those songs are just the same as what I was telling you about the ants. This is me, they say. This is you. This is us. All songs pass from one to another--the songs of ten thousand years of nesting together--of being one--of being us...We and the small stream burgeoning out of the storm and the stars above the field and the sky with its endless curving. Us. Us. Us, they said. We're singing. Us. This was my mother's teaching. I received it then--but I had no notion until her death of its potency. Pass it on, she had said. Pass it on." Only after his mother frees herself from the confines of a lunatic asylum and finally finds her ultimate safe place, does Charlie understand the importance of the song and the duty and privilege that is his to pass it on, despite the uncertainties and fears that often accompany the song. In The Piano Man's Daughter, Findley encourages all of us to listen carefully for the song of life, to appreciate all of the singers, and to lift our own voices as we pass on the hauntingly beautiful melodyThe Piano Man's Daughter Overview

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The Blind Assassin: A Novel Review

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The Blind Assassin: A Novel ReviewNot having read the other nominees, I can't compare, but the announcement that "The Blind Assassin" by Margaret Atwood has won this year's Booker Prize, I am not surprised. Atwood, having already written over a dozen novels, poetry, children's books, and some non-ficition, comes through with her latest in grand manner. A prolific writer she is indeed. That said, "The Blind Assassin" is an adventure--not to mention quite an ambitious undertaking--to read. Included in her convoluted plot line is a "novel within a novel" (see Reginald Hill's "Arms and the Women"!)--so be prepared to pay attention. Atwood's style of writing, however, is anything but convoluted; it is straight forward, but complicated, with expertly created characters.
The book is told by Iris who recounts her sister's death in Toronto in 1945, when she drives her car off a bridge. The inquest indicates that the death is accidental. Then Atwood introduces us to her "novel within a novel" entitled "The Blind Assassin." Told by a pair of anonymous lovers, the book stretches into science fiction--absorbing on its own as an intriguing story! What seems amazing about this work is the expert craftsmanship that Atwood possesses (and presemts), although, given her reputation, that is not surprising. She also captures the 1930s-40s atmosphere quite well, too! The novel is tiered, and the author explores each level, one by one, until the final pages.
With her themes of greed, love, and (inevitably) revenge, the story is right out of the Greek tragedies (well, actually, not, as "tragic" is not really exploited!). Be prepared to spend some time with this work--but it will be time well spent. What an intriguing novel! (Billyjhobbs@tyler.net)The Blind Assassin: A Novel Overview

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