The Song Is You : A Novel (Paperback)

from cbertz

The book is a story about love, but not the conventional one. The author weaves his tale in and out of relationships to illustrate how music holds us, heals us and has the power to transform our being. Phillips opens the novel with the character's father's recollection of a Billie Holliday concer...

from kvanuska

Are you in the mood for a mournful romance? Are you in one of those people who connect the definitive moments of your life with a song? Then The Song is You by Arthur Phillips is for you. In spite of supposed fulltime employment as a video director, Julian Donahue has too much time of his hands -...

from wsquared

Arthur Phillips' latest novel follows middle-aged Julian Donahue, a semi-successful commercial director who just goes through the motions of life after losing his young son and divorcing his wife. But when he sees up-and-coming singer Cait O'Dwyer at a nightclub, his obsession with her consumes a...

from anotherjennifer

Music has always been an important part of Julian Donahue's life. Carrying an iPod filled with thousands of songs, each with special significance, Julian is aware of the ways a song can capture a listener and become an important player in relationships and experiences unconnected to music itself....

from freemiki

I was surprised at how much I liked this book given that I found the two main characters to be just a little distasteful. Julian, the protagonist, was partially redeemed for me through his great taste in music, and of course - his grief over his loss made it hard to really dislike him. Cait, howe...