Publisher, Naxos Audiobooks (January 2010)

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Sarajevo, in the 1990s, is a hellish place. The ongoing war devours human life, tears families apart and transforms even banal routines, such as acquiring water, into life-threatening expeditions. Day after day, a cellist stations himself in the midst of the devastation, defying the ever-present snipers to play tributes to victims of a massacre. A true story of a cellist’s resistance helps to form this pivotal event in Steven Galloway’s extraordinary novel. Against this, the author touchingly describes three ordinary townspeople and their efforts to retain their humanity, sanity and autonomy as war takes hold of their lives. This bestselling novel is immediate, vivid and deeply affecting on audiobook, fully immersing the listener in the havoc of war.

About the Performer: Gareth Armstrong was born in Wales and graduated in Drama from Hull university. He has worked as an actor, director and playwright in theatres all over the country. He was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company and has appeared in the West End. As a broadcaster he has worked extensively in radio drama and features, written and presented documentaries, and has played three running characters in The Archers.