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Sea Music
by: Sara MacDonald

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Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780007150731
ISBN: 0007150733
Label: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Manufacturer: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Number Of Pages: 560
Publication Date: April 22, 2003
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Studio: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Sales Rank: 40227

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Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

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- Deep and thought provoking.
Not your avarage soapy story, but deep, thought provoking story line. I did not find it sad, but rather a reminder of what the human spirit is capable of, good and bad. A good read and as compelling as "Another life".

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- tim clarke
i loved this book it was so well crated and the characters were totally believable. i looke forward to her next book. I have just re read this book and find it as believable as before . this book has wonderful memories for me - all good

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- Predicatable and Rather Depressing
Having read "Another Life" by Sara Macdonald and thoroughly enjoyed it I was eager to read another of her novels and started "Sea Music" with a positive outlook. I was, however, very disappointed. I read up to about half way through and found the characters either overly harsh and unfeeling or just too soppy and saintly for words. The subject matter is understandably serious and depressing but there is little in the way of lightness to create any kind of balance, especially when talking about the present day rather than the holocaust. Also the constant swapping of times/character perspectives/locations which was a page turner in "Another Life" felt irritating and didn't quite work in this yarn. I did flick through the rest of the chapters to ... Read More:

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- enlightment

Sea Music was a wonderfully written novel with well rounded characters, especially Lucy and Barnaby. Having read a few of Sarah MacDonald's books I can see a Barnaby type character thread running through them but as he is such a warm and gentle person this is no bad thing. However, Sea Music made me weep with shame that such acts of brutality were carried out so indiscriminately, even though I am fully aware of the death camps of WWII. This book made me feel humble - would the human spirit be able to survive such degradation and humiliation today when we are so spoilt and selfish and uncaring of our fellow human beings? Have attitudes changed that much? It raises questions and makes me wonder if we could overcome such difficulties and ... Read More:

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- Enjoyed
I thoroughly enjoyed this book right to the last page - written with real feeling and descriptions that made you feel you knew the persons concerned. Also allowing the reader real insight into the Jews plight in Poland during the last World war. Highlighting how barriers can build up around situations in a family that are then very difficult to break down. Held my attention to the last page and apart from enjoying the storyline I felt I had learned a few historical facts too.

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