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A Blue Notes novel
Cool kid violinist Roger Nelson doesn't give a damn about anything. Wannabe conductor John Fuchs is awkward, effeminate, and just figuring out he's gay. Despite their differences, they become friends - then lovers - and after college, they try to make it work. But it's the 1970s, and Roger can't bring himself to admit he's gay. Worse, after his brother is killed in Vietnam, Roger tries to live up to his memory and be the perfect son. Then after suffering one tragedy too many, he makes the biggest mistake of his life: Roger pushes John away.
Through the years, they dance around the truth and in and out of each other's lives, never quite able to let go. Twenty years later, Roger still carries the pain of losing his dream of a brilliant career with him, while John is a superstar conductor with a wild reputation. John's off-stage antics get him plenty of attention, good and bad, though deep down, he wants only Roger. Finally determined to hold on to what really matters, Roger asks John for another chance, and when John panics and runs, Roger has to convince him to listen to his heart.
- Sales Rank: #97722 in Audible
- Published on: 2015-11-09
- Format: Unabridged
- Original language: English
- Running time: 537 minutes
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.
Buy This Book Right Now!
By Andreams
Believe me, you won't regret it.
For me, this was the saddest book in the series but also the most emotionally provocative. Her main characters were so well drawn that it seems like I felt every emotion they felt throughout the book. Sometimes I wanted to hug them and sometimes I wanted to choke them. Throughout the book, I was frustrated because of all the time they wasted and then sad, but happy when they finally came together for good. These characters were so real to me that I think it will be a long time before I stop grieving for the time they spent apart and the time they might not have left together.
As always, the writing is excellent, as is the story. The sex doesn't overwhelm the story - it's there and it's good but the story is the main focus, which is a plus for me. This book, as do all the books in the Blue Notes series, stands alone with peeks at the main characters from previous books.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
Encore by Shira Anthony
By Lena Grey
"We had the right love at the wrong time. Those dreams of yours are...calling you away. I have no right to make you stay. But somewhere down the road...I know that heart of yours will come to see that you belong with me." ~ Barry Manilow
John Fuchs and Roger Nelson of 'Encore' by Shira Anthony are soul mates. They find each other as teenagers, long before they know who they are or who they are capable of being. Their music, John's conducting and Roger's violin playing, is an important part of what holds their demons at bay; but when Roger loses his ability to make music, even listening to it threatens to tear him apart. John loves music and continues to make great strides in what promises to be a brilliant career. Knowing John would do anything for him, Roger holds it all inside until he decides that John would be better off without him.
John has always known what he wanted to accomplish; he wants to be a famous conductor some day and works long and hard to make this a reality. Music is part of his soul; but it's not his first love. That is, and will always be Roger: his heart and soul, his touchstone. John depends, defers to, confides in, and needs him with an almost overpowering intensity. After Roger's accident, John knows that it will be rough, but he thinks that their love is strong enough to weather the storms that have plagued them since they first decided to be together. He doesn't count on the depth of Roger's pain when it comes to losing music, not being able to admit he's gay, his family's negative influence. John knows something is wrong, but since Roger won't tell him, he's taken completely by surprise when he leaves, but is too hurt and angry to go after him. Even though separated, the pain does not diminish his love for Roger. John eventually concludes that if he can't have Roger as his lover, he's determined to keep him as his best friend, not letting anything, even a chance of reconciliation to get in their way.
Roger is a conflicted young man. Carefree as a youth, he's everything John isn't--popular, seemingly secure, and social. Yet there's something about John that draws Roger to him, causing him to feel things about a man he's never felt before. Their music gives them the opportunity to be together without questions being raised, but Roger is still uncertain and a bit paranoid about their relationship. He wants to be with John, but can't admit that he's gay, which causes a great deal of conflict between them. After his accident, he's even more lost. While he's recovering, he resolves to be with John and takes a job nearby., Even though he loves John and wants to be with him, Roger is going into the relationship wounded, not understanding what he's feeling. Sometimes love isn't enough. Instead of feeling better with John, Roger feels worse, but can't articulate these feelings, especially not to John. When it all comes crashing down on him, he does the only thing he feels he can do and leaves, hoping John won't hate him. He retreats to the life his parents want for him, leaving John, getting married, and leaving music behind forever. As a result, Roger is miserable. He's lost John and his music; he still can't admit he's gay but is married, all creating a sorrow which lasts for years. He's made a lot of bad choices while trying to do what was best for everyone but himself. He knows his life has to change. He has to admit his mistakes and correct them as best he can; but even with all this done, if he wants John back, to have a second chance, he's going to have to make a monumental effort to prove to John that he's a different person.
For fans of the series, 'Encore' is a book you will definitely want to read. Not only is it wonderfully written, but it ties up the loose ends of the series with precision and grace. For those of you who are new to the series, I strongly recommend that you read all of the other books in the series first before you attempt this one since each book builds on the last. For a book which has love, music, angst, forgiveness, and redemption, I can't recommend it enough. Thanks, Shira, for giving Roger and John their happily ever after and for introducing us to all of the other amazing men in the series as well.
Originally published at Rainbow Book Reviews.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful.
A Glorious Symphony of Character and Plot, A Must Read
By Melanie Marshall
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Rating: 5 stars out of 5
When teenagers Roger Nelson and John Fuchs meet in the band room of Maryville's Senior High School in 1971, they discovered they shared the same passion for music. Roger Nelson with his violin and John Fuchs with his dream of conducting. Each teenager came from different backgrounds and moved in different circles in high school, Roger Nelson, the "cool kid" popular with all crowds and John Fuchs, the stuttering, shy transfer from St. Barnaby's, an expensive private school. Brought together by music, they soon developed a deep friendship that made them inseparable. Then it turned into something more.
John had always known he was gay so his love for Roger seemed natural and right. However, Roger's attraction and love for John confused him, making him feel unsettled and insecure especially in the 70's where homosexuality was still looked at with disgust and ignorance. Together through college and graduation, John and Roger continue their secret romance despite growing opposition from Roger's parents. Then two tragedies occur that immediately impact Roger and his family. The ripples from those events serve to separate Roger and John, shattering their romance but not their love for each other.
For the next several decades, the men's lives intersect only to be pulled apart time and again. When one more event brings them back together, will this be the encore they have been waiting for or will their last chance at love slip away forever?
Encore is Shira Anthony's most ambitious and deeply layered Blue Notes story to date. Over the course of the Blue Notes series, Anthony has been building a symphony of characters deeply involved in the world of music and their relationships. Whether it was a pianist or conductor, violinist or opera singer, cellist or lawyer in the musical entertainment industry, Shira Anthony has introduced us to the men whose passions for music has driven their lives, loves, and careers. But those previous stories, for the most part, have had a specific short time span for the men and their love affairs. Now in Encore, Anthony goes for the larger picture, not just a movement but the whole composition. Here she strives for a symphony and achieves it.
Encore is a musical term derived from the French word "again". It is a repeat performance or an additional musical piece that occurs after the main piece or event concludes and it is the perfect term to apply to the on and off again relationship of Roger Nelson and John Fuchs, two characters introduced as a couple in previous novels. Starting in 1971 and ending in 2006, Anthony creates a romance that encompasses a 35-year time frame. It will see the beginnings of the AIDS epidemic, the fight for gays rights, and finally the beginnings of social acceptance of homosexuality. Against such a historic and dramatic background, the author has created her most textured and multidimensional romance in this or any other series.
Even at the beginning of John and Roger's relationship, each young man has their personalities already firmly in place. John is already comfortable being gay, even in 1971. The kids have already taken note of his "difference", an aspect of his personality that will only deepen as John ages and finds his own style, totally comfortable in his skin and element. And while John may stutter in emotional situations, his belief in himself and his music is unwavering. I loved John. I understood his behavior and his emotional outlook on life and his music because Anthony has made him so transparent and accessible even with all his layers.
Then there is Roger. The wonderful, exasperating, heartbreaking Roger.
Roger Nelson inside is the antithesis of his outward appearance and behavior. On the surface, Roger is all "coolness" and popularity, his easy nature and charm crossing high school and then college social circles. But inside, he is a tumultuous mess. Pressures from his parents, society, and their expectations for Roger's future collide with his own dreams for himself and the resulting avalanche will derail everything Roger and John had planned for their lives together. While all Roger's friends and family is aware he loves music, none but John understand how crucial it is to Roger, that music and the violin are fundamental parts of Roger, as necessary to him as food and air. It's that essential part of Roger that is lost or an aspect of it is lost. And for the reader, it is important that we are able to connect with that feeling in order for us to really understand Roger and his actions. For Roger, the loss of music and his ability to play the violin is nothing less than the deepest wound to his soul, like losing an appendage. The hole it leaves behind can never be forgotten or overlooked. Roger too feels so real, a living, breathing walking gash of a man. And, due to the author's deep connection with her character and her ability to bring this man to life, Roger is also the character that will engender a wide spectrum of feelings from the readers.
Roger has the ability to become such a misunderstood character in this story if the reader doesn't take the time to put him into perspective, both historically and emotionally. John never had the pressures put on his that Roger has had throughout his life. Nor has John had to deal with the worst thing that could possibly happen to himself and Roger. That is the loss of their music, the destruction of all their hopes and dreams and that is exactly what happens to Roger early on in their story. This loss guts Roger. It takes his heart and shatters it, leaving Roger incapable of going forward with his life as a whole person.
I think that Shira Anthony captures that feeling, that crushing loss, and it's resulting reverberations on someone's emotions and behavior realistically and with great pain and insight. The author has stated that in many respects "Roger" is her. Roger, his character, is her outlet to express the emotions and heartbreak she felt upon leaving her career as an opera singer behind. And it shows in the realness, the pain, the constant turmoil and upheavals in his life that Roger finds himself going through. She made me believe in Roger totally.
At times the reader will be frustrated with Roger's actions. Trust me, I was. But again, you need to keep in mind that the man going through the various stages in his life is a man bereft of his center, his heart. Then Roger becomes someone who needs our compassion and empathy as well as our understanding. I think so many of us can point to moments in our life when things went awry. Maybe it was a slight altering of goals or a detour taken that we notice only in hindsight. But for Roger and so many others, there are life shattering events and decisions that send them off on a journey they never expected or wanted. Accident or warfare, a missed step or terrorism. The why is sometimes less important than what happens after. And here, in Encore, Shira Anthony lays it all out for us as it takes Roger 35 years to come to grip with his eviscerating loss and his love for John.
As we watch Roger and John come together only to separate once again, I am reminded of the various acts in an opera. Just as an opera has various acts, stages it must go through, so is this book divided into different periods. Each division moves the story forward, sometimes just a couple of years or so, sometimes a decade until we arrive at the last act and the highly satisfying encore. This is an emotional journey, full of the cracks and crevasses that come over time and with two such diverse men at the center. Have the tissues handy, you will need them. as this story has the ability to make you weep as well as smile.
I can't say it enough, Encore is such a remarkable story. It is definitely one of the best of 2013. It is a symphony of emotions, its instruments the men Shira Anthony has created along with their deep love for music and each other. Encore will have you calling for a repeat performance from this incredible author. Brava, brava!
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Cover art by Catt Ford. This cover is perfection in every way, from the picture of the two men as boys to the branding that keeps it similar in look to the other Blue Notes covers.
Listed below are all the stories in the Blue Notes series. The author has noted that she considers it a series of interrelated, classical music themed standalone novels that can be read in any order.
Knowing (Blue Notes, #0.5)
The Melody Thief (Blue Notes, #2)
Aria (Blue Notes, #3)
Prelude (Blue Notes, #4) by Shira Anthony and Venona Keyes
Encore (Blue Notes, #5)
Symphony in Blue (Blue Notes, #4.5) Expected publication: December 25th 2013 by Dreamspinner Press
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