The Upright Piano Player ebook
by David Abbott
The upright piano player/David Abbott. Every so often he would sit at the piano, but could never bring himself to play. Late in the day, fatigue would overcome his restlessness and force him into a chair, where he would sit waiting for sleep
The upright piano player/David Abbott. 1st American ed. p. cm. 1. Retired executives-Fiction. Late in the day, fatigue would overcome his restlessness and force him into a chair, where he would sit waiting for sleep. Now with the confirmation of his guilt, that phase was over.
David Abbott's "The Upright Piano Player" is a wise and moving debut, an accomplished novel of quiet depths and resonant . DAVID ABBOTT worked for forty years in the advertising industry as a copywriter and creative director.
David Abbott's "The Upright Piano Player" is a wise and moving debut, an accomplished novel of quiet depths and resonant shadows. -John Burnham Schwartz, author of "The Commoner" and "Reservation Road". A beautifully constructed debut. He was a founding partner of Abbott Mead Vickers, Britain's largest advertising agency. This is his first novel, and he is at work on his second.
Questions for David Abbott on The Upright Piano Player. Q: After a successful career in advertising of nearly 40 years, why did you decide to write this book? A: I was a copywriter for over forty years and it kept me ludicrously busy. I know some would-be novelists sit at the kitchen table and write throughout the night, grabbing only a few hours sleep before they go off to their day jobs, but I couldn’t do that, because I was already sitting at that table writing ads into the small hours
The Upright Piano Player book. David Abbott brilliantly pulls this thread of tension ever tighter until the surprising and emotionally impactful conclusion.
The Upright Piano Player book. The Upright Piano Player is a wise and acutely observed novel about the myriad ways in which life tests us-no matter how carefully we have constructed our own little fortresses.
This was normally the case when the company was trying to lure a star from a rival firm
This was normally the case when the company was trying to lure a star from a rival firm. easingly nowadays, breakfast. Which is why Ed was sitting at a table in the Sloane Square brasserie waiting to meet a young woman who was terminally disenchanted with her current employer and, most recently, her New Year bonus. A chat with Ed was the last act of the hiring drama
David Abbott’s The Upright Piano Player is a wise and moving debut, an accomplished novel of quiet depths and resonant shadows.
David Abbott’s The Upright Piano Player is a wise and moving debut, an accomplished novel of quiet depths and resonant shadows.
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An adroit first novel of exceptional grace and emotional power by a legendary British ad executive. ;David Abbott's The Upright Piano Player is a wise and moving debut, an accomplished novel of quiet depths and resonant shadows.
David Abbott's The Upright Piano Player is a wise and moving debut, an accomplished novel of quiet depths and .
David Abbott's The Upright Piano Player is a wise and moving debut, an accomplished novel of quiet depths and resonant shadows. John Burnham Schwartz, author of The Commoner and Reservation Road.
