The Soloist

Name: The Soloist
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: Mark Salzman
ISBN: 9781456123840

Author: Mark Salzman

Narrator: David Chandler

Unabridged: 8 hr 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 03/11/2011

Categories: Fiction, Coming Of Age

Synopsis

Acclaimed best-selling author Mark Salzman delivers a humorously poignant tale in this novel of disappointment and redemption. Renne Sundheimer's life is a shadow of his youth, when he was a celebrated genius cellist. Now a college professor, he struggles to regain his gift. But in one week he is drafted into jury duty and reluctantly agrees to tutor a young Korean boy, forcing Renne to come to terms with his limitations and broaden his horizons. "This is a beautiful novel, a veritable concerto."-Booklist

About Mark Salzman

Mark Joseph Salzman is a writer.

Reviews

Goodreads review by La Tonya

Renne Sundheimer was a child prodigy. His instrument of choice was the cello. Unfortunately, his gift deserted him at the age of eighteen never to return. He spent his life attempting to rekindle what he had lost until he was selected for jury duty. The trial made him open his eyes to what he had be......more

Goodreads review by Sue

I really liked this book. I was drawn to it originally at the thrift store because it had a musical title and a picture of a cello on the cover. The description sounded good, so I picked it up. It turned out to be a quiet book that was immensely touching. It has three strands that are all woven toge......more

Goodreads review by Book Concierge

This is a novel (not to be confused withh the true story that has been made into a movie starring Jamie Foxx and Robert Downey Jr). It is an incandescent work about personal growth. Renne is a former musical child prodigy now teaching music at a university - too young to be a retired concert soloist......more