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Sto caricando le informazioni... Sonata: A Memoir of Pain and the Pianodi Andrea Avery
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Andrea, already a promising and ambitious classical pianist at twelve, was diagnosed with a severe case of rheumatoid arthritis that threatened not just her musical aspirations but her ability to live a normal life. As Andrea navigates the pain and frustration of coping with RA alongside the usual travails of puberty, college, sex, and just growing-up, she turns to music--specifically Franz Schubert's sonata in B-flat D960, and the one-armed pianist Paul Wittgenstein for strength and inspiration. The heartbreaking story of this mysterious sonata--Schubert's last, and his most elusive and haunting--is the soundtrack of Andrea's story. Sonata is a coming of age story that explores a "Janus-head miracle"--Andrea's extraordinary talent and even more extraordinary illness--in a manner, reminiscent of Brain on Fire and Poster Child. Like the goshawk becomes a source of both devotion and frustration for Helen Macdonald in H Is for Hawk, so the piano comes to represent both struggle and salvation for Andrea in this extraordinary debut. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Avery lays everything bare in this memoir: how much she enjoys and lives for music, her dreams of being a pianist, the horrifying way RA takes control of your body, how a chronic illness affects your mind, too. Nothing is glossed over, and it makes for an incredibly compelling read. She’s has a quick, dry wit and even though a lot of this book is tough to read about, it’s often also quite funny. I felt like I was invited to sit with her and learn about her life, and she entertained me with her stories.
I loved the framing of the writing by using the parts of a musical work; I thought that was quite clever. This book was beautifully paced and neatly told. Avery is clearly a talented writer, and I can only hope that she continues to write, because I would love to read another book by her.
I recommend this for anyone with an interest in memoirs; if you like music, you’ll also get a lot out of this, as Avery uses composers’ histories and stories to frame her own narrative. It’s well done and a treat to read.
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