Tenderwire
by Claire Kilroy
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Author: Claire KilroyEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2006-06-01
ISBN: 015603204X
Number of pages: 312
Publisher: Mariner Books
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- ISBN13: 9780156032049
- Condition: New
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Book Review: "Something is going on when my back is turned. Someone is up to no good."
Summary: 4 Stars
When first we meet classical violinist Eva Tyne, she is about to play in an important concert. Eva is as finely strung as her violin. Given to flashes of genius and despair, drinking too much, too often, emotionally battered by her own random choices. One night after a performance, she meets Daniel, an investment banker, in a bar, thinking never to see him again. But when she is introduced to an enigmatic Russian, Alexander, in another bar on another night, she learns of a lifetime opportunity to purchase what he believes is a Stradivarius violin for half the market price. Eva plunges into her destiny, enraptured by the pure notes of the violin. Cobbling together the required cash for the instrument, over half a million dollars, Eva asks Daniel to invest, assigning him one-quarter ownership of the violin. In her urgency to have this rare piece of history, the lack of provenance and certificate of ownership fails to deter Eva and soon she is caught up in dramatic events both of her own making and outside her control, wracked with doubts, yet set upon a path that can only include what she calls her "Magdalena".
Once Eva makes the purchase with the suspicious dealer, her days acquire an eerie quality, her thoughts chased with paranoia, her career rising but threatened by a lack of provenance for the violin, her relationships rife with jealousy and self-doubt. In taking possession of this magnificent, if disputed, instrument, Eva has opened the door to chaos, adding more layers of complications to her already disordered life. Eva suffers for her art, her sense of self already damaged by her past in Ireland. In a rarified life of orchestras and genius performances, Eva is accomplished, her erratic increasing exponentially, tethered to a demanding career. Plagued by an inability to gauge appropriate behavior, many of Eva's choices are triggered by emotion and instinct; consequently, the constant drama, confusion and paranoia make it difficult to assess Eva's grasp of reality, lending a mysterious cast to the story.
In the midst of fright and flight, Eva embraces her sudden insights into the foundations of her discontent, achieving a clarity that has previously eluded her; but it is a treacherous journey, one fraught with vague threats and the ill-intentions of others. The author cleverly saves the secrets for last, shocking revelations that shake this confusing puzzle into a recognizable shape, rearranging the events that were once so baffling, in a surprising and deft ending: "Such an ugly bite to it, the taste of my own medicine." Sorting through fact and fantasy, Eva acknowledges her mistakes, finally fending for herself, releasing the small comforts of the past to own the future. Luan Gaines/ 2006.
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