A professional pianist searches for her sister, who disappeared when
their parents died, aided by her childhood-care records and a single
song that continues to haunt her ... the exquisite new novel from the
author of This Is How We Are Human
'Utterly beautiful ... I couldn't put it down' Iona Gray
'Louise Beech has a rare talent ... she doesn't just move the reader,
she breaks their heart and mends it again' Fiona Cummins
'The best one yet ... I'm still in tears of heartbreak and joy' S E
Lynes
'Like the notes of a nocturne, Nothing Else will leave you profoundly
touched by its beauty' Nydia Hetherington
Heather Harris is a piano teacher and professional musician, whose quiet
life revolves around music, whose memories centre on a single song that
haunts her. A song she longs to perform again. A song she wrote as a
child, to drown out the violence in their home. A song she played with
her little sister, Harriet.
But Harriet is gone ... she disappeared when their parents died, and
Heather never saw her again.
When Heather is offered an opportunity to play piano on a cruise ship,
she leaps at the chance. She'll read her recently released childhood
care records by day - searching for clues to her sister's
disappearance - and play piano by night ... coming to terms with the
truth about a past she's done everything to forget.
An exquisitely moving novel about surviving devastating trauma, about
the unbreakable bond between sisters, Nothing Else is also a story of
courage and love, and the power of music to transcend - and change -
everything.
'One of the best writers of her generation' John Marrs
'A story of childhood trauma, survival, the fragility of memory, and of
love that survives decades ... I loved it' Gill Paul
'A touching, beautifully written work of literary fiction ... pure
perfection' Michael Wood
'A beautiful, heartbreaking, uplifting novel' Vikki Patis
'Another brilliant tale of love and hope' Fionnuala Kearney
'Powerful, mesmerising and honest ... I loved every word' Carol
Lovekin
'A tender and beautiful story about the loving and unbreakable bond
between sisters' Madeleine Black
*****
'Wonderful prose' Shelley's Book Nook
'Emotional, poignant, delightful' Bobs and Books
'A masterpiece of emotional artistry, as spectacularly tender as it is
disquieting, this book will stay with you long after you finish it'
Bookly Matters
'This is another beautiful, lyrically written story, made even more
perfect with the musical themes throughout' Karen Reads
'Beautifully written, in that style that is so typical of this author,
and which never fails to draw its reader in' From Belgium with
Booklove
'Madame Beech has done it again ... both touching and heartbreaking'
Mrs Loves To Read
'This is such a beautiful book - incredibly tender, it's like an
extended piece of the most beautiful classical music you ever heard'
Tea Leaves and Reads
'This is a story, at its root, of love and loss, and lost time, but one
that testifies to the power of truth and the endurance of love ... her
best yet' Blue Book Balloon
