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Book SynopsisA Pulitzer Prize–winning critic reflects on the meaning and emotional impact of a Bach masterwork.
Trade Review"In short, this is a beautiful and unexpectedly uplifting read which will have you reaching for both Gould's
Goldbergs and the Chaconne, and perhaps even looking at the world with renewed thoughtfulness." -- Charlotte Gardner - Gramophone
"Lyrical and haunting." -- Alex Ross - The New Yorker
"Full of arresting insights about the way music permeates our lives, as well as heartbreaking reflections on the wounds a parent can inflict on a child." -- Michael O'Donnell - The Wall Street Journal
"A thought-provoking and accomplished memoir, meeting Kennicott's own criterion that ‘every good book or great piece of music carries with it the possibility of redemption." -- Martha Anne Toll - NPR
"With stunning candor and elegance, Kennicott explores the complexities of grieving for an emotionally abusive person with brief dissertations on longing, on learning, on perfectionism... [he] turns what may have been a simple memoir into a shining, nonlinear meditation." -- Zoë Madonna - The Boston Globe
