La's Orchestra Saves the World

by Alexander McCall Smith

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Thank you for the music...It's 1939 and the war in Europe casts a long, all-encompassing shadow. In a sleepy town in Suffolk, the generous and determined widow, La, forms an amateur orchestra to entertain the locals and soothe her own broken heart. She recruits Felix, a refugee from Poland, to play the flute, and a touching friendship emerges. When the war is over and the orchestra disbands, La is left pondering her next move. What role can she play in her community now the war is over? And can she let herself love again? "La's Orchestra" is another delightful story celebrating friendship and the healing power of music, told with the warmth and charm we've come to love from one of the nation's favourite storytellers.

  • ISBN13 9781846970924
  • Publish Date 28 October 2008
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 12 December 2011
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher Birlinn General
  • Imprint Polygon An Imprint of Birlinn Limited
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 224
  • Language English