{"product_id":"charles-jessold-considered-as-a-murderer-9780312680107","title":"Charles Jessold, Considered as a Murderer","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal'\u003c\/i\u003es Best fiction books of 2011 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEngland, 1923. A gentleman critic named Leslie Shepherd tells the macabre story of a gifted young composer, Charles Jessold. On the eve of his revolutionary new opera's premiere, Jessold murders his wife and her lover, and then commits suicide in a scenario that strangely echoes the plot of his opera---which Shepherd has helped to write. The opera will never be performed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShepherd first shares his police testimony, then recalls his relationship with Jessold in his role as critic, biographer, and friend. And with each retelling of the story, significant new details cast light on the identity of the real victim in Jessold's tragedy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis ambitiously intricate novel is set against a turbulent moment in music history, when atonal sounds first reverberated through the concert halls of Europe, just as the continent readied itself for war. What if Jessold's opera was not only a betrayal of Shepherd, but of England as well? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWesley Stace has crafted a dazzling story of counter-melodies and counter-narratives that will keep you guessing to the end.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312680107\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.63w x 1.06d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2011 pg. 53\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Yorker (The)\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/28\/2011 pg. 107\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2010 pg. 58\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/06\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/15\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Wesley Stace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40422838730933,"sku":"9780312680107","price":22.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_72d56b81-e831-46e7-a690-a0f386fd1dd4.jpg?v=1625574461","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/charles-jessold-considered-as-a-murderer-9780312680107","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}