Please enable JavaScript
Second Fiddle: Or How to Tell a Blackbird from a Sausage | LitPick Book Reviews
Second Fiddle: Or How to Tell a Blackbird from a Sausage
Second Fiddle: Or How to Tell a Blackbird from a Sausage
Second Fiddle: Or How to Tell a Blackbird from a Sausage
Siobhan Parkinson
Aspiring writer Mags Clarke has just moved with her mother to a new area after the death of her father. Because her feet are usually firmly planted on the ground, Mags is cautious about befriending Gillian, whom she enchantingly finds playing the violin high up in the trees near her house. But the two get acquainted and embark on Project Manhunt: a plan to find Gillian's absent father, the only one who can send Gillian to an audition for a prestigious music school. Their strategies differ, making the road to true friendship a bumpy one. Second Fiddle is a thoughtfully crafted portrait of family and an unlikely friendship forged around a noble goal.

Book Details

Genre: 

  • Fiction
  • Humor

Age Level: 

  • Any Age
Profile Picture
EM

Second Fiddle is told from the point of view of Mags Clarke, aspiring writer. Mags comes across a girl playing a violin in the woods one day - a girl with remarkable musical talent. Her name is Gillian, and soon Mags takes it upon herself to help Gillian along with her quest to go to a famous (and expensive) school for musicians. But as Mags writes in the beginning, "This story is mainly about me. It was going to be mainly about Gillian, but I have to admit that, when it comes down to it, I find me more interesting."

To add your comments, login above or request a LitPick membership.
RECENT BOOK REVIEWS