![]() ![]() A disparate gaggle of strangers evolves into a community of friends united in their desire to experience music they have never been allowed to hear. ![]() ![]() Unlikely friendships are forged, long-buried memories spring to life, and a year-long wait is rewarded with unexpected acts of kindness that ease the bleakness of harshly lived lives. But as time passes and the seasons change and the ticket kiosk remains shuttered, these anonymous souls take on individual shape. Nameless faces join the line, jostling for preferred position. The line begins to form on the whispered rumor that a famous exiled composer is returning to Moscow to conduct his last symphony. The line: the universal symbol of scarcity and bureaucracy that exists wherever petty officials are let loose to abuse their powers. Now she returns with that rarity: a second novel even more dazzling than her first. Grushin's stunning debut drew praise that placed her in the top rank of young literary voices. ![]()
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