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A rolling, elegiac and undoubtedly musical novel' Metro
The Lázaro family are carpenters who would rather be piano-makers. In the dusty back room of their carpentry shop in Lisbon is the 'piano cemetery', filled with broken-down pianos that provide the spare parts needed for repairing and rebuilding instruments all over the city. It is a mysterious and magical place, a place of solace and, above all, a trysting place for lovers. Peixoto weaves the tragic true story of the marathon- runner, Francisco Lázaro, into a rich narrative of love, betrayal, domestic happiness and dashed hopes.
The Lázaro family are carpenters who would rather be piano-makers. In the dusty back room of their carpentry shop in Lisbon is the 'piano cemetery', filled with broken-down pianos that provide the spare parts needed for repairing and rebuilding instruments all over the city. It is a mysterious and magical place, a place of solace and, above all, a trysting place for lovers. Peixoto weaves the tragic true story of the marathon- runner, Francisco Lázaro, into a rich narrative of love, betrayal, domestic happiness and dashed hopes.