The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto: A Novel

Name: The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto: A Novel
Rating: 4.712328910827637 (73 reviews)

Mitch Albom

Nov 2015 · Sold by HarperCollins

4.7

73 reviews

Ebook

368

Pages

Eligible

About this ebook

From the beloved author of the #1 New York Times bestsellers Tuesdays with Morrie and The Five People You Meet in Heaven comes his most critically acclaimed novel yet—a stunningly original tale of love: love between a man and a woman, between an artist and his mentor, and between a musician and his God-given talent.

Narrated by the voice of Music itself, the story follows Frankie Presto, a war orphan born in a burning church, through his extraordinary journey around the world. Raised by a blind guitar teacher in Spain and gifted with a talent to change people’s lives—using six mysterious blue strings—Frankie navigates the musical landscape of the twentieth century, from the 1950s jazz scene to the Grand Ole Opry to Elvis mania and Woodstock, all the while searching for his childhood love.

As he becomes a famous star, he loses his way, until tragedy steals his ability to play the guitar that had so defined him. Overwhelmed by his loss, Frankie disappears for decades, reemerging late in life for one spectacular yet mystifying farewell.

Part love story, part magical mystery, The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto is Mitch Albom at his finest, a Forrest Gump-like epic about one man’s journey to discover what truly matters and the power of talent to change our lives.

Ratings and reviews

4.7

73 reviews

Scott H

December 29, 2015

Frankie was flawed. He angered me with his willful disregard of his gift and the people that loved him. Frankie was real, and so was the magic he was bestowed and that he created. The book IS flawed... as it should be. There were moments that were a little bit hokey, but overall, the crisp, short chapters kept me engaged.

7 people found this review helpful

Clara Zolud

December 11, 2015

I can't wait to read this book! I just know it's going to be 'great'. I have every book Mitch Albom has written and no I will not part with them. Oh and I always buy real books, I love the feel in my hands while enjoy reading. Kudos to you Mitch for having such a wonderful talent, writing is your blue strings I am sure!

7 people found this review helpful

erin millerschin

October 21, 2015

Mitch Albom is such an acclaimed author, I was both ready to dig into this book and afraid it wouldn't live up to his other novels. It's a wonderful read with the same beautiful, spiritual messages and deep character development that continues to reel us in. Highly recommend.

1 person found this review helpful

About the author

Mitch Albom is the author of numerous books of fiction and nonfiction, which have collectively sold more than forty million copies in forty-seven languages worldwide. He has written seven number-one New York Times bestsellers – including Tuesdays with Morrie, the bestselling memoir of all time, which topped the list for four straight years – award-winning TV films, stage plays, screenplays, a nationally syndicated newspaper column, and a musical. Through his work at the Detroit Free Press, he was inducted into both the National Sports Media Association and Michigan Sports halls of fame and is the recipient of the 2010 Red Smith Award for lifetime achievement. After bestselling memoir Finding Chika and “Human Touch,” the weekly serial written and published online in real-time to raise funds for pandemic relief, his latest work is a return to fiction with The Stranger in the Lifeboat (Harper, November 2021). He founded and oversees SAY Detroit, a consortium of nine different charitable operations in his hometown, including a nonprofit dessert shop and food product line to fund programs for Detroit’s most underserved citizens. He also operates an orphanage in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, which he visits monthly. He lives with his wife, Janine, in Michigan. Learn more at www.mitchalbom.com, www.saydetroit.org, and www.havefaithaiti.org.

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