(Fiction, 352 p. 2019)
As they navigate a property dispute in Italy, a couple uncover a handwritten memoir penned by Ada Baumgarten, a young Jewish violin prodigy in Berlin between the wars. Alternating between present and past, the novel involves murder, deception, and greed–along with music, love, and the possibility of redemption.
Discussion questions from Ronald Balson
Review by Barbara M. Bibel, Jewish Book Council, October 1, 2018
Interview by Elise Cooper, Crimespree Magazine, February 2, 2019
