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La's Orchestra Saves the World (Audio CD) (Unabridged)
La's Orchestra Saves the World - Audio CD - Unabridged
Author: Alexander McCall Smith, Emily Gray (Narrator)
With the German blitz looming over London and scathing memories of her broken marriage fresh in her mind, La flees to small-town England. To pass the time, La organizes an amateur orchestra, which garners attention from shelter-seeking musicians, including Feliks, a Polish refugee for whom she falls. — Read by Emily Gray — Unabridged:  7 CDs,...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9781440762840
ISBN-10: 1440762848
Publication Date: 1/1/2009
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Publisher: RecordedBooks
Book Type: Audio CD
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A nice book is the most I can say. There are clearly problems with the pacing - there is a plodding to the narrative until about 4/5ths through, after which the author wraps up 25 years in a couple of chapters. (Did he get as tired of La as I did?) Although many women such as La probably existed in England in the 40s and 50s, I found her to be tiresome. Despite the author's accolades, La has no backbone whatsoever. I enjoyed the suppporting characters much better, especially Tim Hunney, Dr. Price, Mrs. Ag and Valerie. La seemed a little drab by comparision, and her grand love affair - pathetic.


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