Charles Jessold, Considered as a Murderer Wesley Stace

Name: Charles Jessold, Considered as a Murderer By Wesley Stace
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Charles Jessold, Considered as a Murderer by Wesley Stace

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Charles Jessold, Considered as a Murderer by Wesley Stace

The night before brilliant but erratic composer Charles Jessold's opera - about a betrayed husband who murders his wife and her lover - is due to open, Jessold is found dead, having apparently murdered his wife and her lover.

Leslie Shepherd, music critic and Jessold's collaborator on the opera, reflects on the scandalous affair in a dazzling, passionate and witty novel about the dangerous relationship between artist and critic.

Charles Jessold, Considered as a Murderer Reviews

Wesley Stace is a brilliant and intensely original writer and this is his most unusual book yet -- Audrey Niffenegger
We might have predicted that Wesley Stace - a fine novelist and a fine musician - would one day write a novel about music, but could we have predicted that it would be so brilliant? The dialogue sparkles, the prose glimmers, and for once you leave a novel not just haunted by the characters and the story, but humming the tunes. A delightful Opus 3 -- Jonathan Coe
A tremendously imaginative novel... beneath its sparkling surface there are some very murky depths. A wonderfully disquieting read -- Sarah Waters
Nothing in recent fiction prepared me for the power and the polish of this subtle tale of English music in the making, a chiller wrapped in an enigma * New Stateman *
His handling of dry comic dialogue and cynical affectation is reminiscent of P. G. Wodehouse... an intelligent, fun and thoughful piece of fiction * Independent on Sunday *

About Wesley Stace

Wesley Stace is the author of two critically acclaimed novels, the international bestseller Misfortune (2005) and By George (2007). Stace is also a musician who, under the name John Wesley Harding, has released 15 albums ranging from traditional folk to pop music. The Los Angeles Times hailed his most recent pop release, Who Was Changed and Who Was Dead, as Bookshop Rock like no other... expertly tweaking the lyricist's game at every turn while the Wall Street Journal praised the album's lyrics that dazzle without condescending.

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ISBN 13

9780099546573

ISBN 10

0099546574

Title

Charles Jessold, Considered as a Murderer by Wesley Stace

Author

Wesley Stace

Condition

Used - Very Good

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

Vintage Publishing

Year published

20110707

Number of pages

352

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