A feature article about Maestro by Peter Goldsworthy

Gone but not forgotten Changing perspective is a change of view towards things impacted on by your environment. Everyone and everything in its lifetime will have had changed their perspective in some way. Peter Goldsworthy's, Maestro, disguises changing perspective within the growing relationships of the two main characters - a young piano student and his intriguing yet mysterious piano teacher. Throughout the novel we see this mutual relationship becoming a father - son bond, however …

…at a great cost that first impressions are ofcourse misleading. We have seen Paul grow and mature, with all this learning changing his perspective along the way. A new side of Paul was exposed, one that has changed completely to accept what he had in life and what he lost. The passing away of Keller was an emotional event in Paul's life. Still it is clear...although Keller is gone, he will not be forgotten.