Since the World Is Ending

Can we really get over an all-consuming love?�What kind of love should define our lives?�`This delicate requiem to musicians and their music - how it is born in their veins, why it bleeds from their skin - is larger than the small span of time it embodies, much like a symphony itself. And the utter poetry of the writing! I found myself gasping at a phrase, transported just the way the right series of notes would move me',�Jodi Picoult, New York Times bestselling author'A lush, gorgeous novel that will completely immerse you in Vienna, seduce you with music and philiosophy and art, and then capture your heart',�Eleanor Shearer, author of�River Sing Me Home'Musical, hypnotically lyrical, rhythmic and sensory', Laura Dockrill, author of I Love You I Love You I Love�You`Joyful, sensuous and erudite, Since the World is Ending is sharply observed and gloriously intelligent. A delight.' Jessica Moor, author of Keeper`With a passion for music at its core, this is a great pick for fans of Deep Cuts.'�Booksellers Circle MagazineMaya is living her dream in Vienna. First violinist with the prestigious Habsburg Philharmonic, her days are filled with music, her nights with wild parties and passionate, no-strings-attached sex with her colleague, star cellist Lucia Rizzo.�But when Josh - the ex-love of Maya's life - unexpectedly shows up at her door, the perfect world she's built begins to unravel.�Set over a blisteringly hot weekend in a city where ghosts lurk in every alleyway,�Since the World is Ending�explores the sacrifices we make and the risks we take when we pour life into our art.�A novel about music, consequence, desire and the importance of love and art in a world on fire by a daring and uniquely compelling young novelist.�