The Ensemble by Aja GabelMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
This is a very compelling debut novel about the members of the Van Ness string quartet, set over a period of 16 years: Jana (violin), Brit (2nd violin), Henry (viola), and Daniel (cello). There are actually five main characters in this novel, the fifth being the string quartet itself and the book relates how the four musicians come together to play as a cohesive group. The story is alternately told from the various points of view of the musicians, and delves deep into their personal lives, their relationships with others in the quartet, and their lives outside the quartet. Over the years there are ups and downs, joys and sadness, successes and failures. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and will be looking forward to more by this author.
This novel is definitely for the music lover. The various pieces of music are listed in the beginning of each section. There is also a Spotify playlist for the pieces discussed in this book.
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