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Tongson reveals why the Carpenters' chart-topping, seemingly white-washed musical fantasies of 'normal love' have profound significance for her - as well as for other people of colour, LGBT+ communities, and anyone outside the mainstream culture usually associated with Karen Carpenter's legacy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis hybrid of memoir and biography excavates the destructive perfectionism at the root of the Carpenters' sound, while finding the beauty in the singer's all-too-brief life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003ePITCHFORK\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eMUSIC BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Tongson serves up a number of astute observations about fantasy, projection, longing, normalcy, and aberrance.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eMAGGIE NELSON\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Deftly weaves memoir, history, and cultural criticism to highlight the dynamic relationship between artists and listeners.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003ePITCHFORK\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Faber \u0026 Faber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44232489369858,"sku":"BK-FAF-WKCM-001-M","price":5.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6226\/3204\/files\/IMG_5795_5727bc0d-f793-4bdc-ac80-8f9f5ee0eccd.jpg?v=1706782367"},{"product_id":"the-lobkowicz-collections-music-series-highlights","title":"The Lobkowicz Collections Music Series Highlights","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-width=\"\" class=\"author notFaded\"\u003eKathryn Libin\u003cspan\u003e \u0026amp; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-width=\"\" class=\"author notFaded\"\u003ePetr Slouka\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSoftcover | \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e16.64 x 0.74 x 19 cm | 80 pp\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScala | 2019 | 9781785512780\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThe personal affinities and tastes of these aristocratic amateurs are reflected in such musical treasures as 18th-century lute tablatures; oratorios and operas in manuscript and early prints; performing parts for symphonies and quartets by Beethoven, Haydn and Mozart. 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