Julian battles a nameless longing until he sees the young Irish rock singer, Cait O’ Dwyer and realizes he can be her muse. In The Song Is You (), American author Arthur Phillips presents a clever, bittersweet love story inspired by the power of music. The Song Is You is filled with lyrical references and allusions. The novel was a St. Francis College Literary Prize Nominee. The Song Is You showcases Phillips' gift for plumbing the depths of grief and emotional fragility. His love of music, including the profound song lyrics he creates for Cait, is . · by Arthur Phillips ‧ RELEASE DATE: Ap A betrayed husband’s fascination with a charismatic singer is given several intriguing twists in this subtle fourth novel from the versatile Phillips (Angelica, , etc.).
The Song Is You is a closely observed tale of love in the digital age that blurs the line between the longing for intimacy and the longing for oblivion. 'Phillips hits a pitch-perfect note in this heartbreakingly lyrical novel of love, loss, and the almost mystical power of music.' Booklist 'Phillips blents wiht, erudition and eccentricity.'. Phillips has risked much, and won nearly the whole game. The reader will come away exhilarated, by glimpses that suffice for the whole, by patterns that elude the makers, by a cycle of consummation that eludes the voracious realist In The Song Is You, Arthur Phillips has inscribed a 21st century myth of courtly love, as only he can. NEWS. Arthur Phillips's sixth novel THE KING AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD was named a New York Times EDITORS' CHOICE, a New York Times NOTABLE BOOK, and a Washington Post NOTABLE BOOK for "Phillips is an original - and in top form." - Jennifer Egan Publishers Weekly says: "This clever, serpentine novel recalls the historical dramas of Hilary Mantel and the thrillers of John le Carré.
The Song Is You () Phillips' fourth novel tells the story of a middle-aged man's pursuit of a young woman, an Irish pop singer performing in a bar. According to a review at Bookpage "Set in New York, the story follows Julian Donahue as he navigates the shadowy, grief-filled world of a parent who has lost a child [ ]. Called “one of the best writers in America” by The Washington Post, the bestselling author of Prague delivers his finest work yet in The Song Is You. It is a closely observed tale of love in the digital age that blurs the line between the longing for intimacy and the longing for oblivion. “The Song Is You” is smaller, more focused and more character-driven than Phillips’s earlier books, and it’s not only a welcome new direction, but also a novel impossible to put down.
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