The Piano Teacher (CD-Audio)

from readingrat

Two days ago I thought my review of this book would be quite different than it is. Two days ago I was on page 113 of this book and I was getting frustrated with the vapid characters who were either spending all their time acting the part of the privileged upper class English ex-pats in Hong Kong ...

from yankeesfan1

The Piano Teacher by Janice Y.K. Lee. I really enjoyed this story and found it similar in some ways to The Tory Widow-both showed the difficult choices that people have to make during a war just to survive. The three main characters, Will, Trudy, and Claire are all quite intriguing, with various ...

from swampette

Overall, I was impressed with The Piano Teacher, especially as a debut novel. I thought that the mystery element of the story was incorporated deftly for the most part, although things seemed to be wrapped up a little too quickly in proportion to the build-up. Lee developed her characters well bu...

from swampette

Overall, I was impressed with The Piano Teacher, especially as a debut novel. I thought that the mystery element of the story was incorporated deftly for the most part, although things seemed to be wrapped up a little too quickly in proportion to the build-up. Lee developed her characters well bu...

from stonelaura

There are many novels that explore the emotional demands of war by focusing on civilians and their reactions and choices made under times of extreme duress. The books that stand out are the ones whose characters reach from the pages and grab our hearts and minds. With The Piano Teacher, Janice Y....