Madame Sousatzka - by Bernice Rubens (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>In a moving and entertaining novel, Madame Sousatzka is a gifted piano teacher with a special dedication to her students. As she explains, "I teach not only how to play but how to live". Ties in to the upcoming television movie starring Shirley MacLaine.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Madame Sousatzka specialises in child prodigies. In her hands the new boy will blossom into musical genius. But the public cannot hear him yet: until his debut he belongs to Sousatzka and her bizarre hot-house tenants. One day he will be a great pianist - until that day he must play only for Sousatzka ...<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"A story of delectable charm and wit. Passionate, comical, touchingly unaware of oddity, Madame Sousatzka is Ms Rubens' most engaging creation, inimitable and<br>unforgettable ..." --<i>The Times</i></p><p>"Intense and charming, Miss Rubens makes her characters live with a degree of self-awareness that makes them peculiarly stimulating. She has a sharp ear, a penetrating eye and that kind of warm but impartial heart that is the mark of the really interesting novelist" --<i>The Standard</i></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Bernice Rubens (1929-2004) was born in Cardiff, Wales in July 1928. She began writing at the age of 35, when her children started nursery school. Her second novel, <i>Madame Sousatzka</i> (1962), was filmed by John Schlesinger, with Shirley MacLaine in the leading role, in 1988. Her fourth novel, <i>The Elected Member</i>, won the 1970 Booker prize. She was shortlisted for the same prize again in 1978 for <i>A Five Year Sentence</i>. Her last novel, <i>The Sergeants' Tale</i>, was published in 2003. She was an honorary vice-president of International PEN and served as a Booker judge in 1986. Bernice Rubens died in 2004 aged 76.
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