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The Lost Love Song: The beautiful and romantic new book from the author of Star-Crossed
Minnie Darke
3.93 AVERAGE
225 reviews for:
The Lost Love Song: The beautiful and romantic new book from the author of Star-Crossed
Minnie Darke
3.93 AVERAGE
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Beautifully done, bittersweet and affirming. More contemporary fiction with strong romance threads. A few times I thought some story strands might have been too many but were more vignette. Poetic at points, with commissioned poetry for MC Evie. Glad for the chiefly Australia setting. Nice touch all Round.
I was looking for something lighter, well-written and entertaining. Also looking for a title and/or author that was a hidden gem. My lightbulb moment was courtesy of a friend who reminded me of books by Australian writer Minnie Darke.
The melody of a love song is the thread that connects the stories of a cast of characters across different countries and different paths. The concept had the potential of being corny and contrived, but the way Darke wove it all together was enchanting. There is loss and grief, but that is outweighed by optimism and hope. It was a heartwarming story of second chances, serendipitous connections, of course, love. I really enjoyed it.
The melody of a love song is the thread that connects the stories of a cast of characters across different countries and different paths. The concept had the potential of being corny and contrived, but the way Darke wove it all together was enchanting. There is loss and grief, but that is outweighed by optimism and hope. It was a heartwarming story of second chances, serendipitous connections, of course, love. I really enjoyed it.
This book is lovely. It’s quite literally about the relationships between people and a song. Or maybe... stay with me here... it’s a romance between a song and the people who hear it.
I’ll bet if you know things about music or play the piano or play the cello, you would be all about this book. Even my dumb, non-musical self enjoyed it and got caught up in what I will now nauseatingly describe as ‘the power of music.’ Gag, right?
I’ll bet if you know things about music or play the piano or play the cello, you would be all about this book. Even my dumb, non-musical self enjoyed it and got caught up in what I will now nauseatingly describe as ‘the power of music.’ Gag, right?
I loved this book. It follows different points of view but there are two main ones in the book and everyone else sort of ties it all together. This was such a good read and would highly recommend.
When Diana, an accomplished pianist, and Arie, an IT guy, meet for the first time, it's love at first sight. Seven years later they are engaged, living together in the home they bought, and happier than ever. But Arie is confused as to why Diana still won't make the ultimate commitment and marry him. Desperate to convey her feelings for him but undecided about the tradition of marriage, Diana composes a hauntingly beautiful love song that she begins to play for him before she's whisked away for another concert series across the world.
During her travels, Diana finishes composing the song at her hotel, unaware that an onlooker has become completely transfixed with the moving melody. Exhausted and distracted, Diana forgets her manuscript with the written composition at the hotel piano. The onlooker notices and with the intent to return it to her, pockets it and quickly forgets all about it.
On her way to Paris, the flight Diana is on malfunctions and the entire flight dies from oxygen deprivation. The ghost flight is escorted to its watery grave at the bottom of the Atlantic. Wrecked and inconsolable, Arie must live the rest of his days without the love of his life. Meanwhile, Diana's love song takes on a life of its own, passing from one stranger to the next, one lover to another.
This was a moving and heart wrenching story about love, loss, and grief. The writing was extremely artistic and poetic and it was easy to get lost in the beautiful language and story lines. The story followed Arie in his journey of grief and self-healing. It also followed the life of the song as it moved from musician to musician and changed not only in how the song was interpreted and played, but also in how it continued to impact the people it touched.
Though the underlying story was sad, this was a beautiful novel about the power of love and the healing power of music. There were quite a lot of characters in this novel, many not introduced until the last third of the book which is generally something I dislike. However, the connections and ties between the characters and the song was well done and added a lot of depth to the story. The varying story lines also added levity and hope to an otherwise sad story.
Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Random House for a copy of this book.
During her travels, Diana finishes composing the song at her hotel, unaware that an onlooker has become completely transfixed with the moving melody. Exhausted and distracted, Diana forgets her manuscript with the written composition at the hotel piano. The onlooker notices and with the intent to return it to her, pockets it and quickly forgets all about it.
On her way to Paris, the flight Diana is on malfunctions and the entire flight dies from oxygen deprivation. The ghost flight is escorted to its watery grave at the bottom of the Atlantic. Wrecked and inconsolable, Arie must live the rest of his days without the love of his life. Meanwhile, Diana's love song takes on a life of its own, passing from one stranger to the next, one lover to another.
This was a moving and heart wrenching story about love, loss, and grief. The writing was extremely artistic and poetic and it was easy to get lost in the beautiful language and story lines. The story followed Arie in his journey of grief and self-healing. It also followed the life of the song as it moved from musician to musician and changed not only in how the song was interpreted and played, but also in how it continued to impact the people it touched.
Though the underlying story was sad, this was a beautiful novel about the power of love and the healing power of music. There were quite a lot of characters in this novel, many not introduced until the last third of the book which is generally something I dislike. However, the connections and ties between the characters and the song was well done and added a lot of depth to the story. The varying story lines also added levity and hope to an otherwise sad story.
Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Random House for a copy of this book.
Just a beautiful read - heartbreaking but uplifting and such lovely writing!
I really enjoyed this book, the story of Diana Clare's love song written and performed once by her, and then lost after her tragic death. Her husband Arie, grieving for his wife, but his instant love of Evie after a brief encounter, a true love story, a song that finds its way to different couples, all who appreciate the song for what it is, but all who know nothing of its whereabouts or where it came from, and the way in which the song travels around the world, to be brought back to Arie. The couples are all very different, brought together in different ways, across different generations, and so something in the love story will appeal to most readers. It was very cleverly thought through and put together and beautifully written. The characters were well developed and likeable, and the story and the way in which it was interlinked was fabulous. If you like an easy read, and romance then I'd definitely recommend this book.
I gave it five stars on Goodreads and it was really worth it.
Thank you to Netgalley for my free copy .
I gave it five stars on Goodreads and it was really worth it.
Thank you to Netgalley for my free copy .
4.25/5⭐️
The cover is a bit misleading as the story is not all happy and light (tissues, maybe?)...but I loved it.
It’s fiction, so if you can look at far-fetched instances as “fate”, luck, coincidence or a God-thing, underneath it all are multiple stories of how (as Forrest would put it), “Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.”
It all centers on a lost love song and how it touches characters during different times/experiences in their lives. Foremost there’s love, but also restlessness, loneliness and loss, and ultimately hope as they each deal differently with the messiness of life. So while at its core it’s a “feel-good” story, there’s a lot of things to get through along the way there.
Beautifully written and highly recommended.
Thanks very much to #NetGalley and #BallantineBooks for providing me the ARC. The opinions are strictly my own.
The cover is a bit misleading as the story is not all happy and light (tissues, maybe?)...but I loved it.
It’s fiction, so if you can look at far-fetched instances as “fate”, luck, coincidence or a God-thing, underneath it all are multiple stories of how (as Forrest would put it), “Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.”
It all centers on a lost love song and how it touches characters during different times/experiences in their lives. Foremost there’s love, but also restlessness, loneliness and loss, and ultimately hope as they each deal differently with the messiness of life. So while at its core it’s a “feel-good” story, there’s a lot of things to get through along the way there.
Beautifully written and highly recommended.
Thanks very much to #NetGalley and #BallantineBooks for providing me the ARC. The opinions are strictly my own.