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Walter Scott Prize Best Historical Novel (nominee)
Costa Book Awards Best Novel (nominee)
'A perfect novel about life's imperfection... Tremain is writing at the height of her inimitable powers...' Kate Kellaway, Observer
What is the difference between friendship and love?
Gustav grows up in a small town in Switzerland, where the horrors of the Second World War seem a distant echo.
But Gustav's father has mysteriously died, and his adored mother Emilie is strangely cold and indifferent to him. Gustav's life is a lonely one until he meets Anton.
An intense lifelong friendship develops but Anton fails to understand how deeply and irrevocably his life and Gustav's are entwined until it is almost too late...
'Heartbreaking, unsentimental and beautifully written, and it reinforces my opinion that there are few writers out there with the dexterity or emotional intelligence to rival that of the great Rose Tremain.' John Boyne, The Irish Times
Genre: Historical
What is the difference between friendship and love?
Gustav grows up in a small town in Switzerland, where the horrors of the Second World War seem a distant echo.
But Gustav's father has mysteriously died, and his adored mother Emilie is strangely cold and indifferent to him. Gustav's life is a lonely one until he meets Anton.
An intense lifelong friendship develops but Anton fails to understand how deeply and irrevocably his life and Gustav's are entwined until it is almost too late...
'Heartbreaking, unsentimental and beautifully written, and it reinforces my opinion that there are few writers out there with the dexterity or emotional intelligence to rival that of the great Rose Tremain.' John Boyne, The Irish Times
Genre: Historical
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Hardback Editions
May 2016 : UK Hardback
February 2017 : UK Hardback
Title: The Gustav Sonata
Author(s): Rose Tremain
ISBN: 1-4448-3145-3 / 978-1-4448-3145-0 (UK edition)
Publisher: Ulverscroft Ltd
Availability: Amazon UK
September 2016 : USA Hardback
Paperback Editions
January 2017 : UK Paperback
September 2017 : USA Paperback
2012 : UK Paperback
Audio Editions
March 2021 : USA Audio CD
October 2016 : Australia Audio CD
October 2016 : Australia Audio CD
September 2016 : USA Audio CD
September 2016 : USA Audio edition
Title: The Gustav Sonata: A Novel
Author(s): Rose Tremain
Publisher: HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books
Availability: Amazon
September 2016 : Canada Audio edition
Title: The Gustav Sonata: A Novel
Author(s): Rose Tremain
Publisher: HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books
Availability: Amazon CA
May 2016 : USA Audio edition
May 2016 : Australia Audio edition
May 2016 : UK Audio edition
Kindle Editions
September 2016 : USA Kindle edition
Title: The Gustav Sonata: A Novel
Author(s): Rose Tremain
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Availability: Amazon
May 2016 : Australia, Canada, UK Kindle edition