Gone: The enigmatic end of a stolen Strad
mainMin Kym’s violin was stolen from her while she ate a sandwich at London’s Euston Station in November 2010.
Three years later, it was recovered by police and returned to her, amid great joy.
‘All my life my Stradivarius had been waiting for me, as I had been waiting for her . . .’ writes Min, in a memoir, Lost, to be published next month by Penguin.
But before 2013 was out, she sold the violin for £2.25 million in an online auction.
Guess we’ll have to read the book to find out why.
There’s an accompanying record release from Warner.
The title of the book is:
Gone: A Girl, a Violin, a Life Unstrung.
Although its publication date is in April, Amazon.com already has 14 reviews of it.
The majority of those reviews are due to a service called “NetGalley”…
“We’re looking for readers of influence who help to build buzz about new books. As a member, you will be able to request or be invited to read new books, primarily before they are published. In the book trade, these are called “galleys” (hence our name!).
You will be able to read galleys digitally, on all major reading devices and platforms, and provide reviews, recommendations and nominations for industry lists, right from your account.
We’re delighted to be in the business of helping “professional readers” evaluate new titles.
Anyone who reads and recommends books can use NetGalley for free. Welcome!”
Forgot to include the link I quoted from, sorry.
– https://s2.netgalley.com/
Fake reviews, as the Donald would say. Thanks for the warning. Read the negative reviews first. Also applies to goodreads.
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