Mendelsohn, Jane. American Music.
Submitted for your perusal: when paralyzed Iraq War veteran Milo Hatch is massaged by his lonely young physical therapist Honor stories to which neither has a personal connection appear in both their minds. There is a 1936 love triangle involving a saxophone player, his wife who has had many miscarriages, and her cultured cousin who loves the sound of swing. An excursion into the history of cymbals is the ticket to a 1623 drama in Turkey involving a sultan's desire for a beautiful dancer. Then it is forward to 1969 where a Vietnam war photographer married to a disgraced former Army doctor discovers her life work is missing. These and other tales complete with a cameo by jazz giant William "Count" Basie comprise the puzzle Honor seeks to fill in during her visits to Milo. Mendelsohn, who wrote the 2000 vampire shocker "Innocence," (also at Merrick Library), has created a zone in which music (jazz in particular) is the only common thread.
Revieved by Librarian, Bob.
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