Piano-centric novel? Partita by Barbara Kingsolver

[ShiroKuro]

I just heard about this book, Partita by Barbara Kingsolver,
https://www.amazon.com/Partita-Novel-Barbara-Kingsolver/dp/B0GNP1MGLY/ref=mp_s_a_1_1

The main character, now middle aged, was a piano student at a music university and music apparently plays an important role in the story.

It looks like the audio book version includes music. From the Amazon page:

Featuring six new recordings of classic works by Frédéric Chopin, Maurice Ravel, Edvard Grieg, Erik Satie, and Johann Sebastian Bach, recorded by Han Chen.

I just got the audio book, so I’ll report back once I start listening.

[AdagioM]

I have this book on my kindle from the library, but I’m finishing something else before I dive in. NYTimes had a nice review.

[ShiroKuro]

@AdagioM I'm especially curious about the music audio, but an admittedly cursory internet search revealed no specific info....

[ShiroKuro]

I changed my search approach and found this:

https://www.musicalamerica.com/news/newsstory.cfm?storyid=69226&categoryid=5&archived=0

the audiobook edition of PARTITA by Barbara Kingsolver features classical recordings from Grammy-nominated pianist Han Chen throughout with a 6-minute recording of “Ondine” from Maurice Ravel’s “Gaspard de la nuit” at the end of the book.

[Mik]

My SIL was friends with her at DePauw. Not sure if they kept in touch.

[ShiroKuro]

@Mik said:

My SIL was friends with her at DePauw.

Interesting!

I don't read a lot of fiction in English, so this is the first time I've heard of her as an author (my mother actually shared the info about the new book with me, which is how I learned of it).