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1924, PRAGUE. Gifted pianist Charlotte is immediately drawn to her young Jewish lecturer Felix. As their worlds collide in the glamorous concert halls of Vienna and Prague the chemistry between then is undeniable but forbidden. 
 
Years after their fated first meeting Europe is at war and Charlotte and Felix end up in Theresienstadt. 
 
When an SS commander commissions them to write an opera about the wonders of 'Life in Paradise Camp’, they seize their only chance to leave a lasting legacy . . . 
Can their love - and the power of music - triumph over death, politics and the horrors of war?

PRE-ORDER THE PIANIST OF PRAGUE NOW, AND DIVE INTO A DAZZLING WARTIME TALE OF ENDURING LOVE AND HUMAN RESILIENCE THAT WILL LEAVE YOU BREATHLESS 
 
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1924, PRAGUE 
Two worlds collide, until a world at war threatens to tear them apart . . . 
 
On her first day at the Viennese Conservatory, gifted pianist and darling of Austria’s salons Charlotte is struck by the intensity of her young Jewish lecturer and composer Felix, the tousled-hair son of the city’s raucous working-class districts. Destiny has its hand in their meeting, and as their worlds collide, the glamorous, glittering concert halls of Vienna and Prague play host to their blossoming, whirlwind romance. 
 
But as Europe hurtles toward war, their worlds come crashing down. Charlotte and Felix end up in Theresienstadt, a camp the Nazis used for propaganda purposes to convince outsiders that Jews were being well-treated. Their tragic fate might be sealed, but when the SS commander in charge commissions them to write an opera about the wonders of ‘Life in Paradise Camp’, they seize their only chance to leave a lasting legacy . . . 
 
Can their love - and the power of music - triumph over death, politics and the horrors of war?

Rebecca Fletcher is an experienced literary interviewer who has chaired for a variety of festivals and book events including Cliveden Literary Festival, Winchester Books Festival and The Queen's Reading Room and has hosted sell out evenings with authors such as David Nicholls, Kate Mosse, Jessie Burton, Prof Dame Mary Beard and Tracy Chevalier. 
 
She is also the co-host of a monthly book club on Instagram, Are You Sitting Comfortably. She has been commissioned by a number of UK magazines as a features writer and was a columnist for eight years. 
 
She lives in Hampshire with her husband and two girls.

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