I really love music themed books and Gentil's writing really comes across as passionate about her craft and the music she plays. I also love the cover on this and think it's absolutely beautiful and I'm sure it's even more stunning in person! The topic of piano tuning is such a niche, interesting one and I have often found piano tuners to be rather mysterious individuals (just me?) so I'm glad to have had the opportunity to read about it. However, I found the author's writing a little difficult to get along with, and it does feel quite laboured.

Short stories are good as you get an interesting variety of subjects. I like the stories but as someone who doesn't read music I found this book quite tricky to get along with but I loved the passion of the writer for her instrument and her music. I think someone who understands piano's and music would love this book.

I just loved this delightful book! Gentil has a deft way with words and this book celebrating her love of jazz, her struggles to get her piano to the perfection she hoped, and the piano tuner who did this and who became her friend. I was so happy to see this book which went into the author's musical life in more depth and I enjoyed it as much as her first book which revolved around stories she'd learned on taxi rides.

I'm looking forward to heariing more from her.

A book for lovers of the piano and it’s music - I happen to be one, as a professional musician. There is much to enjoy here in descriptions of the writer’s music making, her love for her beautiful Steinway piano, and the skill and wisdom of her friend and piano tuner. The writing, however fails to flow, making the book quite testing to read at times. It is over-punctuated and sometimes stilted, in spite of Gentil’s appealing passion for her subject. I wanted to love this book, as it’s subject is so close to my heart too, but it didn’t quite work for me.