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A Severed Wasp
A Severed Wasp: A Novel | Madeleine L'Engle
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A retired musician returns to performing in this soul-satisfying novel from the award-winning author of A Wrinkle in Time (Norman Lear). Now in her seventies, Katherine Vigneras, ne Forrester, has returned to New York City after a successful career touring as a concert pianist in Europe. Much has changed for Katherine: She is widowed and retired, and has lived through the harrowing years of World War II. But when she encounters an old face from her youth in Greenwich Village, Katherine finds herself agreeing to perform at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, an endeavor that proves to be unexpectedly rewardingand challenging. Touching and thought-provoking, A Severed Wasp explores the ebbs and flows in the life of an artist, and continues the story of the singular character who began Madeleine LEngles accomplished career as a writer in her debut novel, The Small Rain. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Madeleine LEngle including rare images from the authors estate.
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lynneamch
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Katherine, a newly retired concert pianist, is asked to give a benefit by an old friend who is now an Episcopal bishop. It's no spoiler to quote from the last page: "She stood by the piano bowing to the audience. . . Behind them were the #Sisters, the whole Community. . . Between them all they held a great many secrets. Between them all they had worked out as much peace as the human being is likely to have." #Music heals. #SoulSeptember @Eggs

lynneamch Ha! Just noticed this is described as "soul-satisfying" so certainly fits @Eggs theme for September! 5y
Eggs Just perfect 👌🏼🤗👏🏻👏🏻 5y
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A Severed Wasp: A Novel | Madeleine L'Engle
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I don't know that this exactly fits the prompt but right now these are my #happybooks because I finally found where they were stashed! #marchintoreading

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