The Page Turner

A homosexual love affair between a concert pianist and his young page turner. The affair becomes complicated when the youth's mother misconstrues the pianist's attention in her son as an interest in her. The settings are Rome and New York. By the author of While England Sleeps.

Ari never really wanted to read...until he found the right book. How can Ari and the Secret Kindness Society’s latest mission get more kids reading?

An ambitious young musician captures the attention of a world-class virtuoso in this novel of love and disillusionment that “shimmers with magical talent” (Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times). At eighteen, Paul Porterfield’s dream is to play the piano at the world’s great concert halls, so it is with great pride that he takes a position turning pages for his idol, Richard Kennington, a former piano prodigy on the cusp of middle age. It is a rare opportunity to watch the master at work. And Richard certainly takes notice of his handsome, young protégé. When they encounter each other again in Rome, a love affair quickly blossoms—one that is complicated when Paul’s mother misconstrues Richard’s lavish attention. Only later, when their separate paths take them both to New York, with Paul and Richard come to realize how their brief entanglement will change the course of both their lives. By turns comic and heartbreaking, shrewd and intimate, The Page Turner testifies not only to the tenacity of the human spirit but to the resiliency of the human heart.

Original poems and short stories created by students in Michael Page's Spring 2014 English class.

Honest-Page Turner is the bomb! This young lady is my “she-roe”! She is the definition of real even if her wintergreen eyes and light skin belies her blackness! Undisclosed takes place in the real New York City! Pimps, hustlers, scammers, stickup men, men in suits, strippers, sports. I could not put it down! Love, hate, trickery, deceit! Getting money? Honest-Page Turner does that! “Undisclosed: The Page Turner Story” is what young adult novels should read like . Facts! In this fast-paced first by author David Gunn. “Undisclosed” rewrites the rules to show how a little crime can be honest and being honest can be a little, well...a lot complicated! Effortlessly giving voice to Honest-Page Turner, author David Gunn allows Page to race us along through one scheme after another until the last leaves her fighting for her life! Undisclosed is a must-read! And David Gunn is the new voice of YA.

Coming soon! The Page Turner by Viola Shipman will be available Apr 08, 2025.

Keith Pott Turner is a published Illustrator, composer/musician and poet. He has furthermore worked on many heritage restoration projects and has keenly researched his family history resulting in the discovery of some very notable characters indeed.