La’s Orchestra Saves the World is a stand-alone novel by Alexander McCall Smith, who is more widely known for his quirky mystery series, The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency and Isabel Dalhousie. Set during and after World War 2, it is the story of Lavender Stone - La to her friends - a widow who escapes blitz-torn London for a village in Suffolk.La has a lot to put behind her, her marriage was not a happy one, and so she busies herself with village life and the war effort. It occurs to her that music is uplifting in times of stress and decides to start an orchestra. One of the players is Feliks, a Polish airman and refugee, with whom she quietly falls in love. But is Feliks all that he seems, or could he be a German spy?
La’s Orchestra Saves the World is a slow burner of a novel about the difficulties faced by hopeful, ordinary people living in a world turned on its head. It is a book about love, betrayal and putting on a brave face, told in the author’s inimitably charming style.
Reviewed by JAM
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La's Orchestra Saves the World by Alexander McCall Smith, 2008
La's Orchestra Saves the World by Alexander McCall Smith, 2008
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