An Equal Music

Limited first edition. Thick 8vo. Pp. [vii], 380, [10]. Quarter-bound in blue calf leather over navy-blue buckram boards; blocked in gilt to spine. #39/100 copies, signed by Author to preliminary colophon leaf. Grey-green endpapers. Grey-green endpapers. Sewn-in silk ribbon marker. Issued simultaneously with the first trade edition published by Phoenix House. A further twenty-six lettered, signed copies were bound in full green calf leather, with a unique holograph quotation from the book by the author.

The third novel by the author of A Suitable Boy (1993). A book about an on-off love affair between two gifted classical musicians. A recurring theme throughout is the pair's rendition of Beethoven's Piano Trio Opus 1 No.3, which they first perform in their college days. "A beautifully written novel of music, romance, and the endless search for transcendent passion. A joy to read." –The Baltimore Sun