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Partita Asks What a Life Sounds Like After the Plan Breaks
Barbara Kingsolver's first novel since Demon Copperhead follows a pianist who traded a conservatory future for a farm, a marriage and a piano-teaching life in Tennessee — then gets a call from the man who helped derail it. Published reviews call it slow, sad and masterfully built. This recommendation agrees, with one warning about the opening chapters.