MEETINGS WITH MOZART

 

(Right: Meetings with Mozart front cover artwork)

 

Meetings with Mozart by William Charlton-Perkins is now available in South Africa!

Mozart’s genius, fiery energy, wonderful sense of fun and extraordinary musical output make for a fascinating life story. Meetings with Mozart taps into that with a parallel modern story focusing on Mozart’s own credo: “Neither a lofty degree of intelligence, nor imagination, nor both together, go to the making of genius. Love, Love, Love. That is the soul of genius”’

Horace, a retired opera director, engages with a group of Mozart enthusiasts to help them discover his idol’s profound contribution to humanity – love.

Set in eastern South Africa, with its lush midlands, soaring mountains and arid bushveld, Meetings with Mozart vividly evokes the sense of time and place of its milieu: the fragrance of its flora, the music of its birdcalls, the torrential storms of its summers. 

The narrative interweaves the high – and the low – points of Mozart’s life and his music genius, with the lives of present-day characters.

 

(Left: William Charlton-Perkins. Photo by John Walton)

 William Charlton-Perkins grew up with his three siblings in the Natal Midlands, in a home that brimmed with their parents’ passion for the arts—a passion he inherited. A lapsed amateur pianist who has regarded Mozart as his musical deity since childhood, it is perhaps inevitable that Meetings with Mozart is his debut novel. 

Reviews

‘If Mozart ever had a farm in Africa, it would certainly have been in the idyllic Natal Midlands, brought memorably alive in this enchanting debut novel by opera fundi William Charlton-Perkins. . . An easy, delightful read in this hectic, strident world.’ - Greg Landman |  Writer, Magic Grape Tours

‘A warm and informal exploration of Mozart’s life and work, playfully situated in a contemporary setting’ - Kate Wakeling | BBC Music Magazine

‘Modern hearts meet Mozart in an enchanting musical journey… A charming story of music and love, this eloquent novel brings the life, love, exuberance, and joy of Mozart to pulsating life.’ - Beryl Eichenberger | Cape Argus

‘The idea behind the story and its architecture is wonderful. There are volumes written on Mozart, but the approach here is totally original, and it all weaves together beautifully. Bravo!’ -Philip Bovet  | Switzerland

The paperback edition of Meetings with Mozart has just been listed on Amazon South Africa at https://amazon.co.sa/

The Kindle/download version is available https://amazon.com/

 

Visit the Author’s website at https://williamcharltonperkins.com/

Published by The Book Guild

ISBN978-1-83574-122-1