The Last Book
Charles Sutton is a booklover and professor given an old book by an elderly and enigmatic instrument repairer. He likes the old leather-bound book and is absorbed by the tale inside. As he finishes the book and closes the cover, the title fades away and a new one emerges. Inside is a another story. How? Magic? Digital deception? Charles is pulled anew to open the volume. All night and much of the next day, he delves into story after story, each one compelling as the last and perfectly suited to his eclectic taste. To Charles, it is a marvelous and satisfying repetition in the timeless realm of reading. Between stories, though, he begins to feel unease.
Charles learns that others want—even need—the book, and the the quiet academic spirals into intrigue, suspense, danger, and unexpected romance. The Last Book follows the mystery of Charles’s book with witty repartee, poetic descriptions of the wonders of music, and reflections on education and creativity. It is ultimately a paean to the enriching, even vital, qualities of language and literature.
$22.95
