Deep Harmony

As conductor of The Verlis Singers, Gavin James excels. But his personal life couldn't be more different. His wife of almost two decades has been having an affair. His business is failing and he's in debt up to his ears. Luckily for him, though, the singers in this Cornish choir love him for his musical expertise, his stoical commitment and the way he's taking the choir from strength to strength. The story begins at Verlis Cathedral and the memorial service of Isaac Kevern Grenfell, founder of the choir some 50 years previous. The loyalty and camaraderie of the choir are evidently clear when Len, one of the choir's longest-serving baritones, starts singing Deep Harmony - a poignant hymn and anthem of The Verlis Singers. Made up of an eclectic collection of colourful characters, the story takes its reader on a fascinating journey. Spanning the Cornish coast to Poland, this is no ordinary tale of your average choir. There's deceit, treachery, forbidden love and a catastrophic rise to media fame. Will the choir ever get over the devastating news that's knocked them all sideways? Will they finally get to Krakow and show Poland what they're made of? Or has the time come for them to perform at their last concert? Modern fiction at its best, Deep Harmony, will have you laughing and crying from beginning to end, as it shares an entertaining and completely unanticipated insight into what life is like in a Cornish choir. www.verlis-singers.org.uk