The Piano Tuner - by Daniel Mason

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Thu, 16 Oct 2003 00:00:00 EDT


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In a message dated 10/15/03 4:33:23 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
michael@gambles.fsnet.co.uk writes:


> Hello all
> I have just finished reading this book (see <A HREF="http://www.picador.com/">www.picador.com</A>) . Set in Burma 
> around the 1870s about the Anglo/Burmese wars and the Shan Uprising. Also 
> about an Erard Grand and one Edgar Drake, piano tuner extraordinaire. When I got 
> to the end in the acknowledgements I found: "Two piano tuners helped to 
> train Edgar Drake: David Skolnik and Ben Treuhaft. Since Edgar Drake is a 
> fictitious character does the same apply to David and Ben?  I wonder!  Good book, 
> though, and worth reading.
> Michael G (UK)
> 

Michael,

I liked it, too.  Written by a 27 year old med student.  

The end was a bit disappointing, but his descriptive passages are impressive.

Dave Stahl

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