Here’s Unbridled’s description of An Unfinished Score by Elise Blackwell:
As she prepares dinner for her husband and their extended family, Suzanne hears on the radio that a jetliner has crashed and her lover is dead. Alex Elling was a renowned orchestra conductor. Suzanne is a concert violist, long unsatisfied with her marriage to a composer whose music turns emotion into thought. Now, more alone than she’s ever been, she must grieve secretly. But as complex as that effort is, it pales with the arrival of Alex’s widow, who blackmails her into completing the score for Alex’s unfinished viola concerto. As Suzanne struggles to keep her double life a secret from her husband, from her best friend, and from the other members of her quartet, she is consumed by memories of a rich love affair saturated with music. Increasingly manipulated by her lover’s widow and tormented by the concerto’s many layers, Suzanne realizes she may lose everything she’s spent her life working for. A story of love, loss, sex, class, and betrayal, this psychologically compelling novel explores the ways that artists’ lives and work interact, the nature of relationships among women as friends and competitors, and what it means to make a life of art.
To enter to win AN UNFINISHED SCORE by Elise Blackwell, simply fill out this entry form. Contest is open worldwide. I will use random.org to determine the winner. Contest ends at midnight EST Monday, September 27, 201o. Winners will be announced on Tuesday, September 28, 2010. Comments are welcome (and appreciated) but will not get you an entry in the contest.
I love your review. What a odd and beautiful love story. Blackmail???? Wow!
This sounds like a really good book. Somehow I’ve never heard of it. The title is brilliant!
Yow, this sounds so wonderful. You had me at “double life”. Thanks for celebrating BBAW so generously.
Have a wonderful weekend!
I’ve always wanted to read something by Elise Blackwell!
I already own this — but someone is going to be a very lucky winner.
Would love to read this author, thx.
I have this on my TBR stack to read. Thanks for reminding me that I need to move it up that stack!
thanks for hosting this giveaway! this one has been on my wishlist for some time now.
How has Elise Blackwell managed to put out four books and stay off my radar???
Thanks for fixing that, babe. And for the e-mail, too. I’ve got this posted at Win a Book for you.
OOOOO this sounds good… Signing up NOW!
Good luck to everyone! Karma where are you???