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Charles Jessold, Considered as a Murderer
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Charles Jessold, Considered as a Murderer Paperback - 2011

by Wesley Stace

Set in 1923 England, this ambitiously intricate novel tells the macabre story of a gifted young composer, Charles Jessold, who on the eve of his revolutionary new opera's premiere murders his wife and her lover, then commits suicide in a scenario that echoes the plot of his opera.


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One of The Wall Street Journal's Best fiction books of 2011 England, 1923. A gentleman critic named Leslie Shepherd tells the macabre story of a gifted young composer, Charles Jessold. On the eve of his revolutionary new opera's premiere, Jessold murders his wife and her lover, and then commits suicide in a scenario that strangely echoes the plot of his opera---which Shepherd has helped to write. The opera will never be performed. Shepherd first shares his police testimony, then recalls his relationship with Jessold in his role as critic, biographer, and friend. And with each retelling of the story, significant new details cast light on the identity of the real victim in Jessold's tragedy. This ambitiously intricate novel is set against a turbulent moment in music history, when atonal sounds first reverberated through the concert halls of Europe, just as the continent readied itself for war. What if Jessold's opera was not only a betrayal of Shepherd, but of England as well? Wesley Stace has crafted a dazzling story of counter-melodies and counter-narratives that will keep you guessing to the end.

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  • Title Charles Jessold, Considered as a Murderer
  • Author Wesley Stace
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Original
  • Pages 400
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher St. Martins Press-3PL, New York
  • Date 2011-02-01
  • ISBN 9780312680107 / 0312680104
  • Weight 0.82 lbs (0.37 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.27 x 5.63 x 1.06 in (21.01 x 14.30 x 2.69 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1900-1949
    • Cultural Region: British
  • Library of Congress subjects Historical fiction, Murder
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2010047285
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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Citations

  • Booklist, 02/15/2011, Page 53
  • BookPage, 02/01/2011, Page 0
  • Kirkus Reviews, 01/15/2011, Page 0
  • Library Journal, 11/01/2010, Page 58
  • New Yorker (The), 03/28/2011, Page 107
  • Publishers Weekly, 12/06/2010, Page 0

About the author

Wesley Stace is the author of the international bestseller Misfortune and by George. He has released fifteen albums under the name John Wesley Harding, and he lives in Philadelphia.

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