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Title:
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Sonata for Miriam |
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Authors:
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Olsson, Linda |
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Genre:
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Fiction: New Zealand |
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Pages:
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272 |
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Year:
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2008 |
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Language:
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English |
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Description:
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To survive the devastating loss of his daughter, composer Adam Anker sets out to discover the background to his own life. Moving between Waiheke Island, Krakow and Sweden, Adam seeks to understand his heritage and its influence on his life. This is a story about grief and healing and the need to confront the past in order to make sense of the present and in turn, face the future. New Zealand Interest [Larger font]
Comments from Groups:All enjoyed this book. Lots of discussion over plot and thoughts and ideas within the book. Waiheke and Auckland scenes very well done. Newport 009Beautifully written but not really believable and very contrived - a fairy story! Christchurch 011An enjoyable book. Easy reading style but with quite a strong message about dealing with emotional issues that can affect relationships. Dunedin 022A very mixed reaction - One woman loved it so much she read it twice and cried a lot. Some very scathing, felt it lacked detail and was so inhibited, it was frustrating. Coromandel 003
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Categories:
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Fiction NZ, Grief/loss, Relationships, Sweden, Blind Low Vision library, Larger font |
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Reviews
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By: ALEXA 004
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2025-04-10 12:07:50 |
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A varied reaction to this novel. Some felt it tried to cover too much though most appreciated the style of writing and the lyrical approach. |
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By: AUCK 316
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2024-02-14 13:11:22 |
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Everyone liked this book very much. |
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By: CHCH 324
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2024-02-14 13:08:01 |
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Beautifully written, but it took a long time to get into the story. |
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By: AUCK 279
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2021-09-27 15:01:23 |
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An excellent book. Some members of the group found this a difficult book to get into, but most loved its poetic language and thoroughly enjoyed it! |
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By: HAMIL 022
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2021-09-27 15:00:10 |
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Generated some interesting discussions! |
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By: RAUM 003
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2021-09-27 14:59:27 |
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Very well-written book - we had read her book "Let Me Sing You Gentle Songs", and all had enjoyed that also. Great read - a very impressive writer. |
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By: WELL 168
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2021-09-27 14:58:09 |
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Most people really enjoyed this book. It took a lot of concentrated reading. Lovely prose. |
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By: HAVE 005
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2021-09-27 14:57:09 |
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Wide-ranging discussion. Everyone thought the writer very good even though some were depressed at the end! |
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By: AUCK 335
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2021-09-27 14:54:42 |
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Most members loved this book. Some read it without a break as they couldn't stop. All praised it for its lyrical, poetic style, evocative descriptions of places and atmosphere. Some really liked its somewhat complex structure while a few found this unnecessarily complex. A question which provoked thought: is the book written in the form of a sonata A profound meditation on grief... |
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By: OHOPE 002
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2021-09-27 14:47:50 |
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A lovely read, interesting story. |
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By: WARK 005
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2021-09-27 14:47:24 |
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Excellent writing. Good story. Most of us liked this book. |
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By: DUNED 044
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2021-09-27 14:46:09 |
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Mixed reviews. A number of us found it an interesting read - although it finished rather abruptly. |
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By: TEAWA 005
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2021-09-27 14:44:14 |
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We all LOVED this book. |
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By: MAST 007
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2021-09-06 12:06:51 |
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Very popular with half our members. The other half - no. |
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