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An Equal Music

Written by: Vikram Seth
Narrated by: Alan Bates
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Michael is a violinist from Rochdale. He plays in a trio in Vienna with Julia, a pianist, and they are much taken with each other. But the trio splits up and they go their separate ways. One day in London, from the top of a double-decker bus, Michael catches a glimpse of Julia. They eventually meet up, and she tells him that she is contentedly married and has a child. Michael persuades her to visit Vienna and Venice with him. He discovers that Julia has become deaf, though her deafness comes and goes. When Michael reads a letter from Julia to her husband, he realises that Julia is never going to give herself to him.

©2005 Vikram Seth (P)2011 Orion Publishing Group Limited Genre Fiction
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Good story overall, but ending feels incomplete. I wasn't satisfied with it. Really I was left feeling a bit outraged for the main character

Good story overall, except for lackluster ending

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