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Concert pianist Wanda Wiericke sees music as a way of escaping reality. It is her answer to questions about her place in the world. When forced to choose, she leaves her husband for it. But when her mother literally spits up "the secret" on her deathbed, Wanda is no longer able to withdraw into her music. A rheumatic disorder prevents her from playing: she does not touch a piano again until she has come to terms with her past.
Enquist offers no easy solutions. The book's climax does not come with the revelation of the secret, but in the process of coming to terms with it.
203 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1997