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An edition of The Piano Man's Daughter (1995)

The piano man's daughter

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Narrated by Charlie Kilworth, whose birth is an echo of his mother's own illegitimate beginnings, The Piano Man's Daughter is the lyrical, multilayered tale of Charlie's mother, Lily, his grandmother Ede, and their family. Lily is a woman pursued by her own demons, "making off with the matches just when the fires caught hold," "a beautiful, mad genius, first introduced to us singing in her mother's belly." It is also the tale of people who dream in songs, two Irish immigrant families facing a new and uncertain future in turn-of-the-century Toronto. Finally, it is a richly detailed tribute to a golden epoch in our history and of a generation striking the last, haunting chord of innocence.

The Piano Man's Daughter is a symphony of wonderful storytelling, unforgettable characters, and a lilting, lingering melody that plays on long after the last page has been turned.

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Language
English
Pages
498

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Cover of: The piano man's daughter
The piano man's daughter
2009, HarperPerennial ModernClassics
in English
Cover of: La figlia del pianista
La figlia del pianista
2000, Mondadori
in Italian
Cover of: La fille de l'homme au piano
La fille de l'homme au piano
August 25, 1999, Serpent à plumes
Paperback in French
Cover of: Pianomandens datter
Pianomandens datter
1997, Chr. Erichsen
in Danish - 1. danske udg.
Cover of: The piano man's daughter
The piano man's daughter
1995, Crown Publishers
in English - 1st U.S. ed.
Cover of: The piano man's daughter
The piano man's daughter
1995, HarperCollins
in English - 1st ed.

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Published in
Toronto
Copyright Date
1995

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
C813/.54
Library of Congress
PS8511.I38 P53 2009

The Physical Object

Pagination
498 p. :
Number of pages
498

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL24967810M
Internet Archive
pianomansdaughte00find
ISBN 10
155468479X
ISBN 13
9781554684793
OCLC/WorldCat
289058478

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