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alexander mccall-smith
Author_Alexander McCall Smith
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british writer
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friendship
heartbreak
historical fiction
historical romance
love
moving
music
no. 1 ladies detective agency
orchestra
polish
romance
romantic fiction
scottish writer
second world war
suffolk
tender
warming
wartime fiction
wartime novels
wartime romance
wartime tragedy
world war fiction
world war novels
WW II
Product details
- ISBN 9780349122052
- Weight: 184g
- Dimensions: 200 x 131mm
- Publication Date: 02 Jul 2009
- Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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With a failed marriage behind her, La -- short for Lavender -- moves to the Suffolk countryside on the eve of the Second World War to nurse her broken heart. Lonely and at a loss, a friend encourages her to bring the villagers and the men from the local airbase together by forming an amateur orchestra. One of her musician recruits is Feliks, a handsome and enigmatic Polish refugee. A friendship begins to blossom between the two, and La finds her feelings stirring to life again.
Poignant, tender and inspiring, La's Orchestra Saves the World celebrates the power of love and friendship in the shadow of the collective tragedy of war, as well as the extraordinary healing power of music.
Alexander McCall Smith is the author of over one hundred books on a wide array of subjects, including the award-winning The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency series. He is also the author of the Isabel Dalhousie novels and the world's longest-running serial novel, 44 Scotland Street. His books have been translated into forty-six languages. Alexander McCall Smith is Professor Emeritus of Medical Law at the University of Edinburgh and holds honorary doctorates from thirteen universities. He was knighted by the King in 2024.
