The Upright Piano Player

Abbott, David

ISBN 10: 1906694842 / ISBN 13: 9781906694845

Published by Quercus, MacLehose Press, London, 2010,, 2010

About this Item

1st edition, hardback, 8vo, 231pp, text clean and tight, signed by the author on title page, 'with best wishes', Very Good / Good dustwrapper, wrapper has a tear and creasing on corner of front panel. not price-clipped . ISBN: 1906694842.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Upright Piano Player
• Publisher: Quercus, MacLehose Press, London, 2010,
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1906694842
• ISBN 13: 9781906694845
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • fiction

About this title

Synopsis

Henry Cage seemed to have it all. A successful business career, considerable wealth, and a reputation for being a just and principled man. But public virtues can conceal private failings, and as Henry faces retirement, his well-ordered life begins to unravel. On the eve of the new millennium he is the victim of a random act of violence which soon escalates into a prolonged persecution, with tragic consequences. Family secrets are revealed, and when his ex-wife Nessa summons Henry to Palm Beach, he realises that there is little time to redress the mistakes of the past. The Upright Piano Player explores with a tender, yet unflinching eye the small but devastating flaws in human nature that can shape our destinies.

About the Author

David Abbott began his career as an advertising copywriter and went on to found one of the U.K.'s outstanding advertising agencies, Abbott Mead Vickers. He is widely recognized as one of the industry's most deservedly celebrated creative directors. This book, many years in the making, is his first novel.