We’ve all heard people admire “the music” of a writer’s work. I’m aware that my writing, at its best, can possess the rhythm and the flow of a kind of music - but I’m also aware that if I try for literary effect, I’m much more likely to strike a false note. This week from the allotment The importance of that musical element to writing was brought home to me by some remarks John Banville – winner of the Booker some years ago – made during the interval in one of the BBC’s Proms. He and the...