The Travelling Hornplayer

#11, 2004

Now, while I do think it was lovely, it wasn't particularly happy, nor uplifting. It starts off on a tragic note - a death that happened three years in the past which proves to be the connecting thread in the lives of a number of diverse people. The PoV switches between various of these people throughout the book, and it's really interesting to see how the author has woven them all together - including some surprises (both for us, and for the characters involved). It takes place in England, which is a bonus for me, unashamed Anglophile that I am. It's a story about sisters, and family, and love and death and fidelity. Quirky characters, but mostly likeable. The book ends on a bit of a subdued note, as well . . . but it's such show more an interesting tapestry that I didn't even mind, even though I'm usually a sucker for a "happy" ending. ::grin:: show less

It's a short, quick read with well-drawn characters in a cleverly interwoven plot. Funny, touching and painful too. Nearly everyone rescues in a way and everyone who does is injured by it.

2 sisters very close when growing up. One tragically killed early in novel which then fills the back story with inter related characters and life stories. enjoyed the construction.

Als een studente voor de deur bij een schrijver wordt doodgereden, veranderen de levens van haar zus, de schrijver en diens dochter ingrijpend.

I love this book. It is my favourite Trapido novel. I have read and reread it. It always make me cry. I love that she overlaps characters from her earlier books.