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    Audiobook10 hours

    Rhapsody

    Written by Mitchell James Kaplan

    Narrated by Tavia Gilbert

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    “[A] shining rendition of Swift and Gershwin’s star-crossed love.” —Therese Anne Fowler, New York Times bestselling author

    In the vein of the New York Times bestseller Loving Frank, this fascinating and compelling novel “will have you humming, toe-tapping, and singing along with every turn of the page” (Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author) as it explores the decade-long relationship between the celebrated composer George Gershwin and gifted musician Katharine “Kay” Swift.

    When Katharine “Kay” Swift—the restless but loyal society wife of wealthy banker James Warburg and a serious pianist who longs for recognition—attends a performance of Rhapsody in Blue by a brilliant, elusive young musical genius named George Gershwin, her world is turned upside down. Transfixed, she’s helpless to resist the magnetic pull of George’s talent, charm, and swagger. Their ten-year love affair, complicated by her conflicted loyalty to her husband and the twists and turns of her own musical career, ends only with George’s death from a brain tumor at the age of thirty-eight.

    Set in Jazz Age New York City, this stunning work of fiction explores the timeless bond between two brilliant, strong-willed artists. George Gershwin left behind not just a body of work unmatched in popular musical history, but a woman who loved him with all her heart, knowing all the while that he belonged not to her, but to the world.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon & Schuster Audio
    Release dateMar 2, 2021
    ISBN9781797117775
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    Mitchell James Kaplan

    Mitchell James Kaplan is the award-winning author of the novels By Fire, By Water and Into the Unbounded Night. A graduate of Yale, he has lived in Paris and Los Angeles, and currently lives with his family in Roanoke, Virginia.

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    • 5/5
      What fun! I’ve always been a huge Gershwin music fan but didn’t know much about him as a person. This book brought him to life through the eyes of ‘Kay’ , a classical pianist who fell in love with Gershwin’s music and then the man. Narration was also fabulous. Highly recommended.
    • 5/5
      I loved this book. It was so informative and expressive. I didn’t lose interest at all. The reader was fantastic. I that her reading added another level to the book. Thank you for a great listening experience
    • 5/5
      Excellent absorbing heart breaking. Captures the times and people extremely well