As a former music PUPIL, and a grand a glorious lover of music, I happily and quickly read this absolutely marvelous book.Pearl is pretty jaded, and expects mediocrity after things she cared for were destroyed. Did she sabatoge them? Maybe....probably... She was taught that when beauty in any form arrives in her life, she doesn't deserve it.So, divorced and living alone at 40, small glimmers of the Divine begin to show through her warped veneer of life in the form of three prodigies on the violin. Having been there, she sees it, and she makes it her goal to help them keep on going....to support them when she wasn't. And to let them go if they don't quite get it.... This was a really good book and funny at the same time. I'm glad that I didn't go off of the public rating and start out with a low expectation of the book, but rather, I came upon it in the library. Because I am a musician and have a heart for music, a lot of what Pearl said hit a chord. I could understand the expectations and passion Pearl has for music, her own failures, and her inability to move on from Hallie/ Mark. I also enjoyed very much Pearl's philosophical musings and arguments among the characters throughout the book - sometimes nonchalant, othertimes, hitting a roadblock. Hall knows how to flow from one thought to another and she covers an interesting range of stuff.I might have liked the book more if Hall had illustrated a more detailed view of other characters like Franklin and Patrick. But overall, the story was realistic-
Do You like book Die Geigenlehrerin (2000)?
Couldn't get into this one -- maybe it was just that I had too many other options to choose from!
—Bookworm
Depressed music teacher gets obsessed with student and wants to have sex with coworkers.
—Sally1313
