Grand Obsession
A Piano Odyssey
$55.68
- Paperback
384 pages
- Release Date
1 August 2009
Summary
Now available in paperback, the critically acclaimed, “lyrical, analytical, yet deeply affecting” memoir about one woman’s obsessive search for the perfect piano—and about finding and pursuing passion at any age.
The daughter of a professional musician, Perri Knize was raised in a home saturated in classical music, but it wasn’t until adulthood that she returned to the one instrument that mesmerized her most: the piano. When, in her forties, Perri decides to buy a pia…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780743276399 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0743276396 |
| Author: | Perri Knize |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Scribner |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 1 August 2009 |
| Weight: | 358g |
| Dimensions: | 214mm x 140mm x 30mm |
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What They're Saying
Critics Review
”[Written] in a wonderfully evocative, lushly romantic style…music lovers will resonate to…[Knize’s]…pursuit of a gorgeous sound.“–Publishers Weekly
“Knize…explores the nature of music and its ability to touch us.”
– The Los Angeles Times
”…a memoir about passion and ephemerality with lasting elegance and grace.”
– Washington Post
“Reading this book, you want to go out…and learn the piano, or at least visit a shop and stroke one.”
– The New York Times Book Review
“For me, Grand Obsession was intimately powerful: It changed the way I look at the world.”
– The Missoula Independent
”[Written] in a wonderfully evocative, lushly romantic style…music lovers will resonate to…[Knize’s]…pursuit of a gorgeous sound.”
– Publishers Weekly
“A well-written, heartfelt, classy paean to a singular instrument.”
– Kirkus Reviews
“I was hooked from the first page….this book travels beyond the sphere of mere music.”
– The Buffalo News
“Knize has crafted a poetic tribute to the piano…Warmly recommended for all collections.”
– Library Journal
About The Author
Perri Knize
Perri Knize grew up the daughter of a professional musician, in a home saturated in classical music. But instead of following her father’s path of a career in music, she became an award-winning environmental policy reporter for magazines, including Audubon and the Atlantic Monthly. In her 40s, she felt called to return to her first love, the piano. She lives in Montana with her husband, Oliver, their mastiff, Ben, their cat, Sylvia, and her piano, Marlene.
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