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Recommendation: - This book could be a great read for music lovers who are enthralled by the power and influence of music throughout history. The unique aspect of this book lies in its incorporation of magical elements, as Frankie Presto's guitar strings change color when lives are altered. Mitch Albom's storytelling brings to life the captivating journey of a talented musician, spanning the twentieth century and touching the lives of legendary musicians like Elvis Presley and Carole King. Get ready to be transported into the world of music and witness the transformative impact it can have on people's lives.

"The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto" is a must-read for anyone who loves music and its impact on people's lives. Mitch Albom's lyrical storytelling will take you through a journey of different music genres and famous musicians, all affected by the unique talent of Frankie Presto. The most distinctive feature of the book is how each of Presto's guitar strings turns blue when he affects someone's future, giving a magical feel to the story. Overall, it's a heartwarming book that will leave you with a greater appreciation for music and its power to change lives.

Mitch Albom creates a magical world through his love of music in this remarkable new novel about the power of talent to change our livesThis is the epic story of Frankie Presto—the greatest guitar player who ever lived—and the six lives he changed with his six magical blue stringsFrankie, born in a burning church, abandoned as an infant, and raised by a music teacher in a small Spanish town, until war rips his life apart. At nine years old, he is sent to America in the bottom of a boat. His only possession is an old guitar and six precious strings. His amazing journey weaves him through the musical landscape of the 1940s, ’50s and ’60s, with his stunning playing and singing talent affecting numerous stars (Duke Ellington, Hank Williams, Elvis Presley) until, as if predestined, he becomes a pop star himself.He makes records. He is adored. But Frankie Presto’s gift is also his burden, as he realizes the power of the strings his teacher gave him, and how, through his music, he can actually affect people’s lives. At the height of his popularity, tortured by his biggest mistake, he vanishes. His legend grows. Only decades later, having finally healed his heart, does Frankie reappearjust before his spectacular death—to change one last life. With the Spirit of Music as our guide, we glimpse into the lives that were changed by one man whose strings could touch the music—and the magic—in each of us.

Salman Rushdie's most ambitious and accomplished novel, sure to be hailed as his masterpiece.At the beginning of this stunning novel, Vina Apsara, a famous and much-loved singer, is caught up in a devastating earthquake and never seen again by human eyes. This is her story, and that of Ormus Cama, the lover who finds, loses, seeks, and again finds her, over and over, throughout his own extraordinary life in music. Their epic romance is narrated by Ormus's childhood friend and Vina's sometime lover, her "back-door man," the photographer Rai, whose astonishing voice, filled with stories, images, myths, anger, wisdom, humor, and love, is perhaps the book's true hero. Telling the story of Ormus and Vina, he finds that he is also revealing his own truths: his human failings, his immortal longings. He is a man caught up in the loves and quarrels of the age's goddesses and gods, but dares to have ambitions of his own. And lives to tell the tale.Around these three, the uncertain world itself is beginning to tremble and break. Cracks and tears have begun to appear in the fabric of the real. There are glimpses of abysses below the surfaces of things. The Ground Beneath Her Feet is Salman Rushdie's most gripping novel and his boldest imaginative act, a vision of our shaken, mutating times, an engagement with the whole of what is and what might be, an account of the intimate, flawed encounter between the East and the West, a brilliant remaking of the myth of Orpheus, a novel of high (and low) comedy, high (and low) passions, high (and low) culture. It is a tale of love, death, and rock 'n' roll.

If music moves your soul, "The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto" might just sing to you. Mitch Albom crafts a symphony of a novel that plays across the tumultuous stage of the 20th-century music scene. You'll witness a character who not only contributes to the historical tapestry of popular music but also possesses the enchanting power to alter lives with his strings. This story's magical realism and heartfelt narrative could resonate with you long after the final note.