Through this gentle and heartfelt story, we notice that Frank has a gift of listening to each customer and recommending a perfect piece of music to touch that person’s soul. In the spirit of Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, A Man Called Ove, and Britt-Marie Was Here, readers come to understand and love Frank. Meet Frank, a Compelling Character: I have a soft spot in my heart for a quirky character who is overcoming a difficult and turbulent past and taking risks to create a better life. As a bonus, there is a Spotify playlist for the music selections mentioned in the story so that you can listen as you read. In addition, the theme of friendship (community) is strong as readers meet loyal, delightful, memorable, and flawed characters. Other themes involve persistence, risk-taking, and music appreciation as readers are treated to a variety of musical discussions. Themes: Despite the probability of a relationship between Frank and Ilse, the main theme of The Music Shop explores healing more than romance. Have you read The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry or The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy? My ThoughtsĪuto-Buy Author: Rachel Joyce is one of my favorite authors. A further complication for Frank is the growing popularity of cassette tapes and CDs while Frank cherishes the world of vinyl. While Frank and Ilse contemplate the risks of a relationship, there are events in the community that threaten the livelihood of all the small, independent shops including Frank’s music shop. Readers find out about Frank’s life with his eccentric mother through flashbacks however, Ilse remains mysterious. It’s complicated because Ilse has secrets and Frank has a past that haunts him.
Frank is terrified of his feelings for Ilse, yet he’s drawn to this strangely still, mysterious woman with eyes as black as vinyl. Frank feels an attraction to her and yet he fears developing any closeness in spite of his reservations, he begins to teach her about music and they develop a close friendship based on their common musical interests. One ordinary day, a beautiful young woman in a green coat, Ilse Brauchmann, comes into his music shop and changes his life.
Frank, the shop’s owner, has a way of connecting his customers with the exact piece of music they never knew they needed, he welcomes the lonely, and he goes out of his way to help others. Set in the 1980s on a run-down street in a forgotten suburb of London, there is a small indie music shop that is jam-packed with vinyl records of every kind. Genre/categories: Fiction, Friendship, Music Summary:
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