{"product_id":"the-great-passion-von-james-runcie-1","title":"The Great Passion","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e_______________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A masterpiece' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSCOTSMAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A wise, refreshing novel ... Runcie has an expert imagination' HILARY MANTEL\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A masterclass in writing about the power of music and grief' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e, 100 best books for summer 2022\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e_______________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLove and Death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGrief and Joy.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMusic that lasts forever.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeipzig, 1726. Eleven-year-old Stefan Silbermann has just lost his mother. Sent to Leipzig to train as a singer in the St Thomas Church choir, he is rescued from his homesickness and grief by the Cantor: Johann Sebastian Bach himself. Stefan is brought into the Bach household as an apprentice - until a devastating loss brings his period of sanctuary to a close. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSomething is happening, though. In the depths of his loss, the Cantor is writing a new work. As Stefan watches the work rehearsed, he realises he is witness to the creation of one of the most extraordinary pieces of music that has ever been written.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e_______________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Brilliant ... Readers will be enriched by this novel and its glimpse at genius' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times, \u003c\/i\u003eHistorical Fiction of the Month\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Warmly, reverently, Runcie brings alive what it is like to take part, for the very first time, in one of the most extraordinary pieces of music ever written' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e_______________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"aw-variant-hidden-subtitle-div\" id=\"aw-variant-subtitle-9781408885543\"\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Autorenwelt Shop","offers":[{"title":"Softcover - 9781408885543","offer_id":40722195251293,"sku":"9781408885543","price":11.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0940\/0622\/files\/8760e8e1-d738-4d04-9faf-c9cf1593cc05.jpg?v=1779595405","url":"https:\/\/shop.autorenwelt.de\/products\/the-great-passion-von-james-runcie-1","provider":"Autorenwelt Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}