Author:Jane Yardley
The day Nina's father dies, she discovers an old music manuscript written in his hand and locked away in a desk. Her father was no musical genius, so where did this symphony come from, and what compelled him to keep it hidden? The answer lies in a web of deceit that reaches back forty years.
Digging into her family's past, Nina is forced to reconsider her own traumatic childhood, when her father's chronic hypochondria nearly destroyed her family. Nina's sole refuge had been the home of her best friend, whose parents were world champions of ballroom dancing. There she had found relief in the glittering world of Argentinian tango.
But as the symphony forces her to confront difficult questions about her past and her father's dark secret, Nina soon begins to wish she had never unlocked that desk . . .
Intense and richly evocative . . . An infectious delight . . . Yardley has concocted a tonic . . . A good-humoured and rollicking read
—— GuardianA biography as huge as if it had been fed a Welles-style diet of roasted chicken and foie gras
—— Victoria Segal , Sunday TimesCallow continuously strikes to the quick and the essential in Welles
—— Michael Coveney , IndependentImpeccably detailed research peppered with anecdotes and […] his witty conversational style
—— Kevin Maher , The TimesCompulsive reading.
—— Robert McCrum , ObserverThe third volume has a tremendous panache, matching Welles’s own bravura and extraordinary energy, giving a vivid account of his personality and his productions.
—— Robert Tanitch , Mature TimesA novel as exhaustive and exhilarating as it’s subject.
—— Liverpool EchoSimon Callow probes in comprehensive and penetrating detail into one of the most complex artists of the twentieth century.
—— Essential SurreyA pretty epic survey about his [Welles’] stupendous life.
—— Western MailCallow probes in detail into one of the most complex artists of the twentieth century.
—— Daily EchoEpic survey of Welles’ life and work, Simon again probes in comprehensive and penetrating detail into one of the most complex artists of the twentieth century… The book shows what it was like to be around Welles, and, with a precision rarely attempted before, what it was like to be him.
—— Chris High , Purple RevolverIt’s a great story in print and Callow’s passion made it riveting on stage… Somehow conjuring up all the extravagance that flowed from Orson Welles’s gifted imagination.
—— Darren Slade , Daily EchoIn every way, Callow has captured his subject as he wants him.
—— Victoria Segal , Sunday TimesBiographical subject and author have found their perfect match.
—— Simon Shaw , Mail on SundayOne Man Band rumbles along… Welles in his middle years is a more engaging prospect than most artists at a similar point. He has been lucky to have Callow as a biographer, balancing warmth with skepticism, fondness with reproof.
—— Anthony Quinn , GuardianThis richly detailed and revelatory biography presents the most frank and intimate portrait yet of Ray Davies
—— CGA MagazineRogan does an excellent job of trying to work out what makes The Kinks’ enigmatic frontman tick whilst charting the tumultuous career of a band whose idiosyncratic but brilliant hits are currently enjoying a renaissance
—— Mail on SundayThis book is a good, solid, factually based read throughout… I imagine nearing six decades of recording history to be squeezed into one book is a task beyond the scope of a lot of authors, but this has been done rather well by Johnny Rogan… Excellent and complex.
—— Reg Seward , NudgeAn engaging and very accessible history book about our modern artistic achievements that, provocatively, also debunks some of the very icons it praises.
—— Simon Copeland , The Sun
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