'Phenomenal interest' in Rhodes memoir

There has been "phenomenal interest" from media and retailers in James Rhodes’ Instrumental (Canongate), after the Supreme Court overturned an injunction preventing the release of the book, Canongate c.e.o. Jamie Byng has told The Bookseller. In Instrumental Rhodes tells of the sexual abuse he suffered as a child, and how music helped him. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-22 00:00:00 UTC ]

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