The music link

I've just finished reading The New Policeman, by Kate Thompson (Fiction T374n), one of our recent acquisitions. Briefly, everyone in Kinvara (Ireland) is aware that time seems to be flying by at a faster and faster rate. When J.J. asks his mother what she'd like for her birthday, she asks for more time. Soon after, a neighbor shows him how to find a parallel world where time stands still -- sort of. The people there are also experiencing a leak in time. As J.J. investigates, he uncovers secrets about his family's past and, at the last moment, uncovers the identity of the new village policeman.

Music plays a huge role in this book, as characters in both worlds are musicians. At the end of each chapter, Thompson inserts transcribed traditional tunes as well as three of her own compositions. Go to her website to hear some of these tunes, as well as a short reading by the author.