Sight Reading

"A story about love, loss and music in four interwoven lives, and an insightful exploration of the sources and expression of creativity. . . . Compulsively readable, memorable and wise."--Nancy Richler, award-winning author of The Imposter Bride (shortlisted for-the Scotiabank Giller Prize) and Your Mouth Is Lovely

On a warm spring day after a long New England winter, Hazel and Remy spot each other for the first time in years. Under ordinary circumstances, this meeting might seem insignificant. But Remy, a gifted violinist, is married to the composer Nicholas Elko--once the love of Hazel's life, now struggling with a masterwork he cannot fully realize. In the twenty years since Hazel's world was tipped on its axis, these three artists have faced unexpected joys, mysterious afflictions and other puzzles of life, their fates irrevocably entwined.

As their story unfolds across two decades, moving from Europe to America and from conservatory life to the Boston Symphony Orchestra, this skillfully crafted novel explores how the quest for creative truth can-lead to personal revelations--the secrets we keep, even from ourselves. Lyrical and evocative, Sight Reading asks questions about what makes a family, about the importance of art and beauty in daily life, and about the role of intuition in both the creative process and the evolution of the self.