Body and Soul, J.P. Smith
Body and Soul, J.P. Smith
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Body and Soul

Author: J.P. Smith

Narrator: Nick Tecosky

Unabridged: 6 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook (DRM Protected)

Published: 11/20/2012

Synopsis

After fleeing to Paris to escape communist rule, Polish émigré and piano player Jerzy Wozzeck finds it nearly impossible to support his family on his low-paying bistro gigs. So when a friend offers a fat payoff for handling a string of deliveries, Jerzy quickly finds himself in the uneasy employ of an anonymous suit and his sensual assistant. With a couple of flawless jobs under his belt, Jerzy starts living the good life—until, on one such run, he stumbles across a corpse and realizes his benefactors will go to any lengths to protect their operations.To ensure his loyalty, Jerzy’s patrons ply him with every possible temptation, from the purest drugs to the most willing women—and he begins selling his soul piece by piece to maintain his illusion of prosperity. But when rival crime lords and hit men enter the fray, Jerzy plots to escape his boss’s dirty dealings—only to discover he’s in too deep to get out alive.

About J.P. Smith

When a one-year trip to London turned to five, it became the catalyst for J.P. Smith’s debut novel, The Man from Marseille, and launched a writing career that has spanned decades and genres. Since then, he’s written such notable thrillers and mysteries as The Blue Hour, The Discovery of Light, and Breathless.Alongside his novels, he’s also written scripts for television, theater, and film, with one such screenplay placing in the international Nicholls Fellowship screenwriting competition. His latest work, The Memory Thief, is currently under review by producers. Smith is a regular writer for The Nervous Breakdown and lives with his wife in Beverly Cove, Massachusetts.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Betsy on May 09, 2016

Reading this evolution of a music prodigy (pianist and eventually a composer) who was born into a seemingly hopeless family situation was an ecstatic experience. The reasons for that are beyond my ability or desire to articulate. But I do want to say that, for some people, this book may be a “magic......more

Goodreads review by Kate on October 10, 2015

I guess I can't get enough of beautifully written bildungsromans. I loved the journey this book took me on. It's an old fashioned great read, a big novel with quirky characters, requisite (and wonderful) coincidences, and a sweep of decades. It's a book that takes you through one person's life--a cr......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer on January 03, 2016

This should be required reading. It became a very emotional read once I became fully immersed around halfway. Amazing character development, and the relationship between Claude and his teacher was just touching beyond words. This book will stay with me a long time.......more

Goodreads review by Richard on October 15, 2022

The title was familiar, but the films and songs that share the same title are not directly connected to this book. This book provides a unique perspective on the life of a brilliant musician, with an intense psychological portrait that takes the reader inside of the musician's mind and opens up his......more

Quotes

“Smith creates a clever suspense yarn with a comic edge. But the fun is spread thin enough to see clearly what lies beneath: the bitter reckonings and hard realities of an émigré’s struggle to succeed.” —San Francisco Chronicle

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