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Title: The Grace Note
Author: Brian L. Doe
Narrator: Gregg A. Rizzo
Format: Unabridged
Length: 7 hrs and 32 mins
Language: English
Release date: 12-30-13
Publisher: All Things That Matter Press, Inc.
Genres: Fiction, Literary
Publisher's Summary:
Alexander Brogan, New York Philharmonic violinist and Julliard instructor, could not have imagined that his fiancee Charlotte would be murdered at Lincoln Center, nor could he have fathomed abandoning his elite Manhattan lifestyle and retreating to a small town in upstate, New York. Determined to fade away into a quiet, isolated existence as a high school music teacher, he encounters a wily ten-year-old violin prodigy named Kelly, whom he vainly tries to ignore. But through the arm-twisting antics of her straight-shooting, Louisiana-born grandmother, he agrees to teach the child. Ultimately, the experience forces him not only to rediscover his passion for the violin and music, but also to realize that love may very well linger in a heart that only Kelly's beautiful Aunt Grace can open.
Members Reviews:
Everything you want in a novel
Without doubt, this is one of the best books I've read in a long time. Brian Doe crafted a book that does everything good literature should. It sweeps the reader up into its world. It enchants with its language and inspires with its theme.
Alexander Brogan is a gifted musician who aspires to be concert master in the Lincoln Philharmonic, where he plays in the first section. The only thing he loves more than his violin is Charlotte. One evening, while he is performing, Charlotte is murdered.
Unable to cope with his loss, he sells everything he owns, leaves New York City and settles in Tarrytown. There he meets a violin prodigy. Spunky, ten-year-old Kelly, convinces him to teach her. Her wily personality forces Alex to confront his weaknesses. Between Kelly and her beautiful Aunt Grace, Alex finds the road to healing.
Poetic,well crafted, thoughtful, engaging--you won't regret this book.
North Bangor
This book has the ability to touch your heart. If ever I have read a love story that doesn't have a corny twist-this is it. It takes your heart where it hasn't been before. If you are lucky enough to have the culture of the violin, it will only take you one step further. What a beautiful story. When all is thought to be gone, there is so much more ahead of you. It is called life. This is a great opportunity to see the true meaning of that.
Up andcoming author!
Keep your eyes open folks! This guy is easily on his way to the NY Times best seller's list!!! Talented, funny, well written.
A Heart-Felt Offering
The Grace Note, by Brian Doe, explores the themes of love and loss from a man's perspective. Alex Brogan, a gifted violinist with the New York Philharmonic, has found happiness in his life's calling as a composer and musician and in his relationship with his fiancée, Charlotte. But, like the butterfly that flits through this novel, happiness is fragile and a tragedy soon shatters the happiness in Alex's heart.
Mimicking the form of a musical composition, Doe creates variations on his motif of life-love-loss-love-life through interesting and well-developed characters. Contrasting the glittering culture of professional musicians in Manhattan against the atmosphere of a small town in upstate New York, Doe sets the stage for a wide range of emotions to be played out.
A ten year old child, Kelly, comes into his life at time when he needs the challenge she presents to him: "I need a new teacher," she said frankly. "You can teach me.
