![]() ![]() ![]() He has, however, after a long time alone, captured the heart of Elisabeth, the daughter of a prominent Viennese patron of the arts, so perhaps it has not been an entirely wasted trip… Vienna is too conservative to be interested in a new design, and only a fool, he is told, would have tried to market his bold new design there, in a place so mired in musical history. He’s not a very good businessman, and even less successful in marketing, and he has made only one rather dubious sale. At recent concert performances The Spouse and I have attended at the Melbourne Recital Centre, the pianos were always Steinways…įrank Delage, the central character whose thoughts readers share in The Voyage, is the inventor of a new piano, and the novel traces his return journey from his efforts to sell it in Europe. (The Spouse bought me this recording as a present, it is brilliant!) But as you can quickly infer from these piano designers respective websites, marketing a new design is no easy task, even when the piano has won awards as the Overs piano has, or has high-profile endorsement as the Stuart & Sons does. This innovative piano was used for an ABC recording of the complete set of Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas by Gerard Willems in 1998-9. Then there is the Stuart & Sons piano also designed in Australia which extends the number of keys and has an extra pedal. The Overs Piano used computer technology to modernise the piano action which had not changed in over 200 years, and supporters of this piano include the concert pianist Gerard Willems, music educator and composer Richard Gill and the jazz pianist Paul Grabowsky amongst many others. If you’re fond of piano, you may have heard of recent Australian innovations in its design. The artwork is a stylish representation of the grand piano which features in the novel as an emblem of modernity v conservatism in Europe… Chong whose cover designs have deservedly earned him a reputation as a prominent artist in the Australian book-world. Not only that, but the dust jacket is designed by W.H. The first thing I noticed was that it was published in hardback, a rare honour accorded only to established writers these days. On earth as it is in Heaven – Katie Davis' blog.I really enjoyed Murray Bail’s last book, The Pages, which was shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Award in 2008 ( see my review) so I was looking forward to this one too.“Shadowed Loyalty” by Roseanna M White ~ Book Review.“One Fine Day” by Carrie Padgett and Rachel Hauck ~ Book Review.“Midnight’s Budding Morrow” by Carolyn Miller ~ Review & IReadWithAudra Tour.“Until Leaves Fall in Paris” by Sarah Sundin ~ Book Review.The Last Way Home by Liz Johnson ~ Book Review.You enlarged my path under me so my feet did not slip." Search for: Recent Posts You have also given me the shield of Your salvation Your gentleness has made me great. He teaches my hands to make war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze. He makes my feet like the feet of deer, and sets me on high places. ![]() For who is God, except the LORD? And who is a rock, except our God? God is my strength and power, and He makes me way perfect. As for God, His way is perfect the word of the LORD is proven He is a shield to all who trust in Him. For by You I can run against a troop by my God I can leap over a wall. "For You are my lamp, O LORD the LORD shall enlighten my darkness. Thank you so very much, Sarah, for sending me a complimentary ecopy for review! I encourage you to pick up a copy for yourself, especially if you love sweet fairy-tale retellings. I am quite impressed with Miss Holman’s well-crafted story, and am glad she published it so we have the pleasure to read it. The only thing I would remark upon would be that I think it would have been even better were there to be a deeper Christian theme underlying it. I loved this sweet story, in its simplicity and endearingness. I told myself I would pace myself when reading it – a chapter or two a day or so (there are 5 chapters total), but once I started, I couldn’t stop. What an absolutely lovely retelling of the classic fairy tale, Cinderella! Truly, this short story is just darling. Will her life ever be happy again?Ī 7,000 word short story of faith, love, and happily ever after. However, her perfect life is dashed one summer when tragedy strikes. “Waltz into the Waves” a Cinderella retellingĪmelia has always lived in a manor by the sea with her father, and looks forward every summer to a visit from Alex.
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