The great passion
Runcie, James, 1959-2022
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Eleven-year-old Stefan Silbermann, a humble organ-maker's son, has just lost his mother. Sent to Leipzig to train as a singer in the St Thomas Church choir, he struggles to stay afloat in a school where the teachers are as casually cruel as the students. Stefan's talent draws the attention of the Cantor - Johann Sebastian Bach. Eccentric, obsessive and kind, he rescues Stefan from the miseries of school by bringing him into his home as an apprentice. Soon, Stefan feels that this ferociously clever, chaotic family is his own. But when tragedy strikes, Stefan's period of sanctuary in their household comes to a close.
Main title:
The great passion / James Runcie.
Author:
Runcie, James, 1959-, author
Imprint:
London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2022.
Collation:
260 pages ; 25 cm
ISBN:
9781408885512 (hbk)
Dewey class:
823.92FICTION
Local class:
F
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
3217745