Note in Music (A Virago modern classic) [Paperback]

Rosamond Lehmann (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1983 | Series: A Virago modern classic

Grace Fairfax lives with her dull, conventional husband Tom in a grey manufacturing town in the north of England. At 34 she finds that her external life of dreary routine fails to match up to her lush, wistful, and dreamy internal life. Norah, her energetic and chaotic friend, is equally settled in her own marriage to an irritable university professor. Then Hugh Miller and his sister Claire descend upon the quiet town. On all four, the hypnotic charm of these two visitors exerts an enchanting spell. And after their departure, life—having been violently disrupted—will never be quite the same again.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

Review

'A novelist in the grand tradition... the first writer to filter her stories through a woman's feelings and perceptions' Anita Brookner 'She makes a mood, an atmosphere, which is only hers and is never forgotten ... the inner voice of women talking to themselves about their love affairs, knowing that it's hopeless, having to go ahead anyway, expecting the end as soon as it begins' SUNDAY TIMES 'Well worth discovering' OBSERVER 'She is immensely readable, acute, passionate, funny and original' Elizabeth Jane Howard --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

Rosamond Lehmann (1901-1990) was born at Bourne End, Bucks. She wrote her first novel, DUSTY ANSWER aged 26 & established her reputation with A NOTE IN MUSIC. One of the most distinguished novelists of the twentieth century, she was created a CBE in 1982. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 318 pages
• Publisher: Doubleday (September 1983)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0385279582
• ISBN-13: 978-0385279581
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,871,547 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant, best book I've read all year, July 11, 2008

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This review is from: A Note in Music (Virago Modern Classics) (Paperback)

I am currently discovering a group of female British novelists whose works have been incredibly underrated - namely, Elizabeth Taylor and Rosamond Lehmann. Had Lehmann been a man, no doubt she would have been hailed as one of the greatest writers of the 20th century; she is every bit as good as E.M. Forrster, D.H. Lawrence, or Somerset Maugham - all of whom I consider among my favourite authors. And yet, even my librarian had never heard of Rosamund Lehmann and had to pull her books out of storage. It is absolutely appalling that the literary world has consistently overlooked brilliant female writers.

Anyway, this book is a story about a depressed, unhappily married woman who becomes enchanted by a young man who is hired to work with her husband. It is incredibly well-written, at times very funny, always intelligent, and left me so very grateful to have discovered my now favourite writer. Excellent read, highly recommended.