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Urquhart Francis Jones Maestro!
Paperback
ISBN13: 9781836157656
Publisher: Grosvenor House Publishing Limited
Published: Nov 29 2026
Pages: 300
Weight: 0.58
Height: 0.67 Width: 5.00 Depth: 7.00
Language: English
Urquhart Jones was found to possess a prodigious musical talent at an early age, and shaped by the expectations of his middle-class parents, dreams of becoming a professional conductor. Now in his mid-thirties, we find him still single and conducting the amateur Langford Symphony Orchestra.
Living in his own musical world, he has many blind spots that at times dislocate him from reality and threaten to derail his so far modest progress towards his dream. Will he, despite these shortcomings, be able to overcome the challenges that are thrown at him and keep his life ambition alive?
Full of wry observations, this is a funny and light-hearted dive into the world of amateur organisations and their committees in deepest 21st-century England. A feel-good, very British social comedy in the vein of classics such as David Nicholls' One Day, Sue Townsend's 'Adrian Mole' novels and Roy Clarke's much-loved TV series 'Keeping up Appearances'. A thoroughly enjoyable read!
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