The Line
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The line begins to form on the whispered rumor that a famous exiled composer is returning to Moscow to conduct his last symphony. Tickets will be limited. Nameless faces join the line, jostling for preferred position. But as time passes and the seasons change and the ticket kiosk remains shuttered, these anonymous souls take on individual shape. Unlikely friendships are forged, long-buried memories spring to life, and a year-long wait is rewarded with unexpected acts of kindness that ease the bleakness of harshly lived lives. A disparate gaggle of strangers evolves into a community of friends united in their desire to experience music they have never been allowed to hear.
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PUBLISHED
New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2010.
Year Published: 2010
Description: 322 p. ; 22 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780399156168
039915616X
SUBJECTS
Composers -- Fiction.
Exiles -- Fiction.
Hope -- Fiction.
Moscow (Russia) -- Fiction.
Psychological fiction.
Musical fiction.