This novel about the relationship between Robert Schumann and his wife Clara begins when Schumann is dying and reminiscing about the events of his life, which include his dissipated youth, his failures and successes as a musician, and--most of all--his love for the beautiful and gifted Clara. A New York Times Notable Book for the year 2000.
In the summer of 1938, a high-minded young woman named Sarianna--devoted to literature in general and Emily Dickinson in particular--quits college to live with a minister, Rev. Treat, and his wife, Una, in Massachusetts, and tutor their young son, Jimmy. She becomes fascinated with a story about Una's long-lost half-brother Ethan, who may be Jimmy ...
Working through the anguish of her beloved brother's suicide and trying to forge an identity of her own, sixteen-year-old Judy goes on tour as drummer for the hot new rock band Wedding Night and forms love-hate relationships with two handsome musicians.
Rosie suspends her heavy dating schedule to pursue her best friend's older brother and coach her inexperienced mother and best friend in the fine art of dating.
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