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The Final Retreat
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Stephen Hough is a concert pianist, a composer and a writer. Named by the Economist as one of "20 Living Polymaths," he was the first classical performer to be awarded a MacArthur Fellowship and was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2014. He has been written for the Times, Guardian, and Daily Telegraph.

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"[Hough] is, without a doubt, a contemporary Renaissance man, a rampant polymath, whose retiring countenance belies a mind that never sleeps, never ceases to create... Hough's debut novel... reflects a love of writing down words that has been with him as long as he's been able to hold a pen."-- "The Scotsman" (11/9/2017 12:00:00 AM)

"As well as performing and composing, the polymath has found time to write a novel about faith and desire."-- "Financial Times"

"Hough's intermittently poetic prose is as precise as his music. He carefully paints a world of voracious desire and chronic loneliness, as the 60 short, tautly written chapters take us ever further into the protagonist's mire. . . . Hough's novel is important, brave, and controversial. It deserves to become a classic of its kind."-- "Church Times"

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