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The Book
Solo by Caroline Swinburne
Cate was a top musician in a leading orchestra—until a disastrous solo humiliated her on the world stage. Traumatised, she abandons her instrument, retrains as a language teacher, reinvents herself online, and travels the world.
Ten years later, after her mother’s death, Cate returns to her bleak Midlands hometown, where she’s drawn into mentoring Sarah, a talented teenage horn player with no professional training. Sarah dreams of making music her career, but her family can’t aord a decent instrument or lessons. She learns by ear, her talent undeniable but her future uncertain. Cate is the only one who can help.
When a local amateur orchestra announces a concert featuring the piece that once destroyed Cate’s career, Sarah’s big break is at stake. For Cate, helping her succeed could mean redemption—if she can finally face her own past.
Author facts
Author Caroline Swinburne
Caroline Swinburne is piano teacher and qualified music therapist who previously worked for the BBC. Originally a French horn player, she became obsessed with the piano and now runs a successful teaching practice in south-east London, as well as writing music-themed fiction. www.carolineswinburne.com
Why read this book
Caroline explains: “As a teenager, music was my life and my world revolved around lessons, practice, youth orchestra rehearsals and concerts. I studied for two music degrees, then joined the BBC with ambitions to work in music radio. But I got…
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