MADDYS SONG [Hardcover]

Margaret Dickson (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 310 pages
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin; First Edition edition (March 1, 1985)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0395360773
• ISBN-13: 978-0395360774
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 5.9 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,898,897 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Haunting - I will remember this one for a long time, May 25, 2000

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This review is from: MADDYS SONG (Hardcover)

"Maddy's Song" tells the story of Maddy Dow, a brilliant pianist, her family, and their life in the small town of Freedom, Maine. Occasionally, Dickson's grasp exceeds her reach - the continually shifting perspectives jarred a bit, and some of her symbolism was a little obvious, She does do a superb job of depicting thought processes: of the complacent, of the abused, of the abuser and of the collaborator, and somehow making them all human and sympathetic (or nearly so). Her descriptions of music and the thought processes of performers, are extraordinary. Uneven, but very good.