{"product_id":"the-gentle-care-for-broken-things-paperback","title":"The Gentle Care for Broken Things - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSteven Gadd\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn imaginative novel blending real events and historical figures with fiction as it follows the story of a unique violin, the people it touches, and the strange and magical history of Tasmanian folk music as played from Cape Barren Island to the Huon Valley.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the year 1700 in Milan, a violin is rejected by master luthier Carlo Giuseppe Testore and begins its journey through time and place, absorbing the music of centuries along the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThree hundred years later, Haley is new to Tasmania and finding her feet as a music teacher and as a violinist in the local folk music scene. She asks Aaron, a Hobart craftsman, to restore the battered Testore violin in a desperate bid to help Jesse, a young girl devastated by grief.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginal, heartfelt, and immersed in place and history, \u003cem\u003e The Gentle Care for Broken Things\u003c\/em\u003e is a testament to the deep importance of musical expression and the redeeming power of simple kindness and connection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 326\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.73 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51778925920544,"sku":"9780645204599","price":23.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6ba50d24271783aa73f2c61a57a08183.webp?v=1780509140","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-gentle-care-for-broken-things-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}