Lucy Beck-Moreau once had a promising future as a concert pianist. She performed at festivals and won awards; all the right people knew who she was. That was all before she turned twelve. Now, aged sixteen, it's over for her. Sara Zarr deftly draws readers into the glamorous and high-pressure world of top-level music competitions and complicated family dynamics in this moving and eloquent coming-of-age story.

 

 

This book is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed. This book was published in 2013 by Usborne Publishing Ltd .

Sara Zarr was raised in San Francisco, went to high school in Pacifica, California, and now lives with her husband in Salt Lake City, Utah.