Thanks to the publisher for a copy of this book to read and review because I don't think I'd have picked this one up and I really would have missed out on a good book! Why wouldn't I have found this book on my own -- it's about music and violins - two things that I know little about and it IS a love story - not a bodice ripper but a love story that develops over several decades. I am really glad that I had a chance to read it because it was a delightful story and one of the few that I've read recently that is told from a male POV.

Ted Spencer wants to go to Julliard in NYC but generations of his family have attended Yale and he knows that his parents aren't going to approve of his choice. They also aren't going to approve of his love for Olivia, the daughter of the cleaning woman at his prestigious private high school. Ted does go to Julliard but his relationship with Olivia ends. As he achieves fame as a violinist, he can't seem to move beyond thoughts of his first love. This is the story of a long lasting love - both with music and with his first girlfriend -- was it just a crush or long lasting love?

I definitely enjoyed this novel and recommend it. ( )