Nothing Else: The exquisitely moving novel that EVERYONE is talking about
English
By (author): Louise Beech
Utterly beautiful I couldnt put it down Iona Gray
Louise Beech has a rare talent she doesnt just move the reader, she breaks their heart and mends it again Fiona Cummins
The best one yet Im still in tears of heartbreak and joy S E Lynes
'Like the notes of a nocturne, Nothing Else will leave you profoundly touched by its beauty' Nydia Hetherington
Heather Harris is a piano teacher and professional musician, whose quiet life revolves around music, whose memories centre on a single song that haunts her. A song she longs to perform again. A song she wrote as a child, to drown out the violence in their home. A song she played with her little sister, Harriet.
But Harriet is gone she disappeared when their parents died, and Heather never saw her again.
When Heather is offered an opportunity to play piano on a cruise ship, she leaps at the chance. Shell read her recently released childhood care records by day searching for clues to her sisters disappearance and play piano by night coming to terms with the truth about a past shes done everything to forget.
An exquisitely moving novel about surviving devastating trauma, about the unbreakable bond between sisters, Nothing Else is also a story of courage and love, and the power of music to transcend and change everything.
One of the best writers of her generation John Marrs
A story of childhood trauma, survival, the fragility of memory, and of love that survives decades I loved it Gill Paul
A touching, beautifully written work of literary fiction ... pure perfectionMichael Wood
'A beautiful, heartbreaking, uplifting novel' Vikki Patis
Another brilliant tale of love and hope Fionnuala Kearney
'Powerful, mesmerising and honest I loved every word' Carol Lovekin
A tender and beautiful story about the loving and unbreakable bond between sisters Madeleine Black
Wonderful prose Shelleys Book Nook
Emotional, poignant, delightful Bobs and Books
A masterpiece of emotional artistry, as spectacularly tender as it is disquieting, this book will stay with you long after you finish it Bookly Matters
This is another beautiful, lyrically written story, made even more perfect with the musical themes throughout Karen Reads
Beautifully written, in that style that is so typical of this author, and which never fails to draw its reader in From Belgium with Booklove
Madame Beech has done it again ... both touching and heartbreaking
Mrs Loves To Read
This is such a beautiful book incredibly tender, its like an extended piece of the most beautiful classical music you ever heard Tea Leaves and Reads
This is a story, at its root, of love and loss, and lost time, but one that testifies to the power of truth and the endurance of love her best yet
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