Explores art and time, time and memory and the relationship of art in the lives of those who create and live it. Rebecca Goodman's debut novel calls on many art forms present and past - the music of Messiaen, the paintings of Bergognone - her use of language is compacted, refined and elegant as she invites the reader to mediate on variations of reading, drawing the reader into the book and encouraging them to experience their own worlds anew.
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Explores art and time, time and memory and the relationship of art in the lives of those who create and live it. Rebecca Goodman's debut novel calls on many art forms present and past - the music of Messiaen, the paintings of Bergognone - her use of language is compacted, refined and elegant as she invites the reader to mediate on variations of reading, drawing the reader into the book and encouraging them to experience their own worlds anew.