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At thirty-four, piano soloist Max randal has hit a wall. it's been four years since his last live performance, and his manager is intent on revitalizing his career with a big concert at carnegie hall. as he struggles to prepare, the ghosts of his failed relationships have come to haunt him: his first ex-wife is dying; his second ex-wife wants to get back together; the mother of his child has left him in charge of their nine-year-old; and his current girlfriend is pressuring him to get serious. Merging dozens of characters and events into a seamless narrative, gifted novelist and poet Nicholas christopher delivers a literary page-turner. like an exhilarating performance, The Soloist will resonate even after the last note sounds.

"An old-fashioned, romantic, and thoroughly enjoyable story about a self-obsessed concert pianist . . . great fun."
-People

"The depiction of the world of a virtuoso performer-the tensions and doubts, the rigor and intensive self-scrutiny-ultimately provides christopher with a potent metaphor for dealing with questions of authenticity and sincerity, intimacy, love and eroticism."
-Chicago Tribune

"This intense novel is an exhilarating creation,"
--Newsday

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