It begins in a hospital room. The protagonist is a woman who is healing from a broken back. She has just experienced a tragedy in the form of losing her husband and two children in a boating accident. She befriends an older woman, a aging opera prima donna, and moves into this womans guest cottage where she begins her long journey of healing from the losses she has experienced.

I can't tell you too much about it or it will ruin the story. But overall it is about friendship, healing, and betrayl which leads this woman back to the love and support of her family which is what she has really needed all along.

The way opera was interwoven into the story.

Well... it was kinda sad. I cried at times when reading it, but that's not a bad thing. Just very emotionally powerful.

Grab my husband and never let him go! Honestly. I finished reading it in bed one night and in tears I really did feel the most overwhelming wave of love and gratitude for him. It will make you be thankful for what you have.

A very wide range of emotions. Mainly a sense of calm and peaceful melancholy interwoven with anger and joy.

I couldn't put it down and it has stuck in my mind for weeks.

It's not too long. I finished it in 2 days (but I never stopped reading

If you want to read a moving story about a womans strength and her love for her family... or if you like music and opera, this book is for you!

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