Charles Jessold, Considered as a Murderer
Author: Stace, Wesley
ISBN: 9780099546573
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK
Year first published: 15 Jul 2011
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback / softback
A brilliant, witty thriller set in the world of English classical music in the early years of the twentieth century.
The night before brilliant but erratic composer Charles Jessold's opera - about a betrayed husband who murders his wife and her lover - is due to open, Jessold is found dead, having apparently murdered his wife and her lover.
Leslie Shepherd, music critic and Jessold's collaborator on the opera, reflects on the scandalous affair in a dazzling, passionate and witty novel about the dangerous relationship between artist and critic.
ISBN: 9780099546573
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK
Year first published: 15 Jul 2011
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback / softback
A brilliant, witty thriller set in the world of English classical music in the early years of the twentieth century.
The night before brilliant but erratic composer Charles Jessold's opera - about a betrayed husband who murders his wife and her lover - is due to open, Jessold is found dead, having apparently murdered his wife and her lover.
Leslie Shepherd, music critic and Jessold's collaborator on the opera, reflects on the scandalous affair in a dazzling, passionate and witty novel about the dangerous relationship between artist and critic.
