The Music Shop

Rachel Joyce (author)

Fiction & Poetry, Modern & Contemporary Fiction | Hardback Published on: 13/07/2017

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Simply stunning

Once again, Rachel Joyce has written a book that is heart warming, entertaining, beautiful and utter perfection. I adored ‘The Music Shop’ and didn’t want ... READ MORE

Emma Smith at Bedford

Joyce's trademark warm and witty compassion. I urge you to "listen to" this beguiling book

This is primarily the story of Frank who owns a music shop in 1988. Frank stubbornly refuses to sell CDs in his shop as people stop listening to records. H... READ MORE

Tracey McHardy

A small piece of human magic...

I’m a big fan of Rachel Joyce, since reading "The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry", so as soon as I heard about "The Music Shop", I had to read it immedi... READ MORE

Georgie Matthews at Windsor

The Music Shop made my heart sing...

I loved this book because of the wonderful, warm and complicated human relationships. I loved it because it made me cry as much as it made me smile and I l... READ MORE

Jane E Skudder

Synopsis

1988. Frank owns a music shop. It is jam-packed with records of every speed, size and genre. Classical, jazz, punk - as long as it's vinyl he sells it.

Day after day Frank finds his customers the music they need. Then into his life walks Ilse Brauchmann.

Ilse asks Frank to teach her about music. His instinct is to turn and run. And yet he is drawn to this strangely still, mysterious woman with her pea-green coat and her eyes as black as vinyl. But Ilse is not what she seems. And Frank has old wounds that threaten to re-open and a past he will never leave behind ...

From the author of the world-wide bestseller, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, a new novel about learning how to listen and how to feel; and about second chances and choosing to be brave despite the odds.

Because in the end, music can save us all ...

'Celebrate[s] the dignity and courage of ordinary people...the resilience of human spirit.' - The Observer

Listen while you read: Find specially collated The Music Shop playlists to listen to while you read by following these links (you will need to sign up to Spotify if you do not already have a Spotify account):

The Music Shop playlist: bit.ly/TheMusicShopPlaylist

Father Anthony: bit.ly/FatherAnthonyPlaylist Kit: bit.ly/KitsPlaylist

Maud: bit.ly/MaudsPlaylist Hector: bit.ly/HectorsPlaylist

Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd
ISBN: 9780857521927
Number of pages: 336
Weight: 540g
Dimensions: 222 x 162 x 31 mm

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Brilliant!!!

What a delightful and enjoyable read "The Music Shop" by Rachel Joyce is! It doesn't demand constant attention or keep you awake at night, it's just a lov... READ MORE

A Mother’s Musings

A beautiful moving love story to capture your heart.

There are many out there that love Rachel Joyce and her books and the characters she creates I count myself as being a big fan. How many of you read and lo... READ MORE

John Fish

Holiday Read.

Set in the 1980's, Franks passion for music shines through in this novel. As many things are moving fast and Cd's are coming in to their own, Frank refuses... READ MORE

Milton of Campsie Annie

Mixed feelings...

It is a truly lovely concept of a book, but unfortunately if you are one for an even vagualy satisfying ending, you will not like this book very much. The ... READ MORE

Eleanor Cazaly

Excellent

An absolute delight of a book where I fell in love with all the characters - but mostly Frank the lead character. I had to limit my time with this book as ... READ MORE

marsha atkins

Simply Beautiful

As a girl who remembers the era very well - the introduction of CD's and the at least semi goodbye to vinyl this book certainly hit the spot... It was a be... READ MORE

Fiona Sharp

Melancholic but could have been more

It is 1988 and on a dead-end street in a run-down suburb there is a small music shop, jam-packed with records of every kind. Like a beacon, the shop attrac... READ MORE

Mark