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THE LOST PIANOS OF SIBERIA - SOPHY ROBERTS KART...

A SUNDAY TIMES BEST PAPERBACK OF 2021 * Shortlisted for the 2021 Stanford Dolman Travel Book of
the Year prize* A critically-acclaimed Sunday Times  Spectator and Independent Book of 2020 *
Now with colour photography by Michael Turek 'Richly absorbing... An impressive exploration of
Siberia's terrifying past.' Guardian 'Evocative and wonderfully original.' Colin Thubron
__________ Siberia's expansive history is traditionally one of exiles  bitter cold and
suffering. Yet there is another tale to tell. Dotted throughout this remote and beautiful
landscape are pianos created during the boom years of the nineteenth century. They tell the
story of how  ever since entering Russian culture under the influence of Catherine the Great 
piano music has run through the country like blood. How these pianos made the journey into this
snow-bound wilderness in the first place is remarkable. That they might be capable of making
music in such a hostile landscape feels like a miracle. The Lost Pianos of Siberia is an
absorbing story about a piano hunt - a quixotic quest through two centuries of Russian history
and eight time zones stretching across an eleventh of the world's land surface. It reveals not
only an unexpected musical legacy  but profound and brave humanity in the last place on earth
you might expect to find it. __________ What readers are saying about The Lost Pianos of
Siberia: ***** 'You know a book's good when  on finishing it  you just want to start again.'
***** 'Beautifully written  full of compelling anecdotes celebrating Siberia's extraordinary
history.' ***** 'The most unusual and intelligent way to tell a travel story.'

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