For readers who loved Bel Canto Three Junes and The Hours On a warm spring day after a long New England winter Hazel and Remy spot each other for the first time in years Under ordinary circumstances this meeting might seem insignificant But Remy a gifted violinist is married to the Scottish composer Nicholas Elko--once the love of Hazel s life now struggling with a masterwork he cannot realize In the twenty years since Hazel s world was tipped on its axis these three artists have faced unexpected joys mysterious afflictions and other puzzles of life their fates irrevocably interlacedAs their story unfolds across two decades moving from Europe to America and from conservatory life to the Boston Symphony Orchestra this moving novel explores how the desire to create something real and true--be it a work of art or ones own life--can lead to deeper personal revelations including the secrets we keep even from ourselves xALyrical and evocativexASight ReadingxAasks questions about what makes a family about the importance of art and beauty in daily life and about the role of intuition in both the creative process and the evolution of the self.
