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Sonata for Miriam

Sonata for Miriam

Olsson, Linda
Sweden Fiction NZ Blind Low Vision library Grief/loss Relationships Larger font

  13 Reviews

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 009

Beautifully written but not really believable and very contrived - a fairy story! Christchurch 011

An enjoyable book. Easy reading style but with quite a strong message about dealing with emotional issues that can affect relationships. Dunedin 022

A 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

Pages
272
Year
2008

Reviews

CHCH 324
14-02-2024
Beautifully written, but it took a long time to get into the story.
AUCK 316
14-02-2024
Everyone liked this book very much.
AUCK 279
27-09-2021
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!
HAMIL 022
27-09-2021
Generated some interesting discussions!
RAUM 003
27-09-2021
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.
WELL 168
27-09-2021
Most people really enjoyed this book. It took a lot of concentrated reading. Lovely prose.
HAVE 005
27-09-2021
Wide-ranging discussion. Everyone thought the writer very good even though some were depressed at the end!
AUCK 335
27-09-2021
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...
OHOPE 002
27-09-2021
A lovely read, interesting story.
WARK 005
27-09-2021
Excellent writing. Good story. Most of us liked this book.
DUNED 044
27-09-2021
Mixed reviews. A number of us found it an interesting read - although it finished rather abruptly.
TEAWA 005
27-09-2021
We all LOVED this book.
MAST 007
06-09-2021
Very popular with half our members. The other half - no.