Book 2003

The song of names

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Publisher: Windsor
Language: English
Published: 2003

Fiction
Friendship
Missing persons
Violinists
Jews
History
New York Times reviewed
Fiction, general

The close friendship between Martin Simmonds and violin prodigy Dovidl Rappoport, two Jewish boys living in London between the 1930s and the end of World War II, is threatened by the unexpected disappearance of Dovidl on the eve of his debut performance.