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Instrumental
Instrumental | James Rhodes
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James Rhodes' passion for music has been his absolute lifeline. It has been the thread that has held him together through a life that has encompassed pain, conflict and turmoil. Listening to Rachmaninov on a loop as a traumatised teenager or discovering an Adagio by Bach while in a hospital ward - such exquisite miracles of musical genius have helped him survive his demons, and, along with a chance encounter with a stranger, inspired him to become the renowned concert pianist he is today. This is a memoir like no other: unapologetically candid, boldly outspoken and surprisingly funny - James' prose is shot through with an unexpectedly mordant wit, even at the darkest of moments. An impassioned tribute to the therapeutic powers of music, Instrumental also weaves in fascinating facts about how classical music actually works and about the extraordinary lives of some of the great composers. It explains why and how music has the potential to transform all of our lives.
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IsaRA150
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This book I adore, still waiting to forget enough to read again, this book clicked with me.

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gentlepet
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This reminds me of Holden Caulfield: “Don't ever tell anybody anything. If you do, you start missing everybody.”

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Brilliant read. Rhodes writes with alarming honesty (trigger warnings where appropriate) but what shines through this darkness is an unquestionable, all consuming love for music. The book is accompanied with a playlist that I have not been able to listen to get as the passion with which Rhodes describes would have me distracted from the text but I look forward to that. This a powerful, moving memoir that I absolutely recommend.

EvieBee This sounds wonderful! Looking for a copy now. 8y
kspenmoll Just got it from book depository👏📚 8y
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Some on the road (bleh) reading!

Olivia306 I really liked this book, though it is gut-wrenching and the honesty is overwhelming. It's an impressice read. Can't wait to see what you made of it. 😊 8y
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Just started this recommendation from a friend and it's pulling some serious punches, very interested to see where this goes