The Gustav Sonata

By Rose Tremain

Subjects: World war, 1939-1945, fiction, Switzerland, fiction, Friendship, fiction, Male friendship, Fiction, historical, Fiction, historical, general, Friendship in children, World War, 1939-1945, New York Times reviewed, Fiction, Friendship

Description: Growing up sheltered from the echoes of World War II, Gustav forges an intense relationship with a mercurial Jewish boy, Anton, a talented pianist who introduces him to the harsh realities of racism, tolerance, and cruelty during a friendship spanning half a century.