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While the Music Lasts - press reviews
Sunday Times
'Characters rise and fall to McVeigh's superbly controlled conductor's baton. The orchestra becomes a universe in microcosm; all human life is here. . . McVeigh succeeds in harmonising a supremely comic tone with much darker notes.'
Sunday Telegraph
'McVeigh is a professional cellist and is thus able to describe with wry authority the extraordinary life of a London orchestra. This is a very enjoyable novel, and not quite as light as it pretends to be.'
Daily Mail
'Ever wondered what goes on in the backstage life of a symphony orchestra? This racy novel was written by someone who knows.'
Publisher's Weekly: (USA)
'McVeigh's captivating, witty debut. . . offers uncanny insights into music, love, and the human heart. Her portrayal sings with lyrical intensity and eloquent feeling.'
VLADIMIR ASHKENAZY
'I enjoyed your book immensely, even though the conductors are such truly terrible people! Tell me, do the players really think about sex so much? Still, why should they be different from the rest of us?'
SIR COLIN DAVIS
'You certainly have a real gift for writing. The portrait I found most touching was that of Clarence the second bassoon. There are probably many more musicians of this type than one thinks; unfortunately the buccaneers get all the attention!'
SIR JOHN ELIOT GARDINER
'I enjoyed and admired your book a great deal... A lot of your observations ring absolutely true. All the characters are recognisable as orchestral types and you catch them brilliantly, sometimes cruelly, usually sympathetically. You should write more novels.'
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