Chiang-Sheng Kuo's debut in the English-speaking world is lyrical, taut with emotional tension, and crafted with reverberating threads that slowly expand to reveal the narrator's veiled conflict. A bestseller in Taiwan, The Piano Tuner is about one man's aspirations in a world that doesn't see him, and the secrets and unfulfilled dreams that haunt him, even as his friendship with an older, successful widower grows. Epically woven with piano lore throughout, this quick read will tug at your heartstrings. (RR)