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Urchin

By: Lisa Heiserman Perkins
Narrated by: Dara Rosenberg
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Summary

Living under the shadow of two gifted parents, Astrid Nordling feels trapped everywhere but at the piano, finding solace in Schubert and Debussy. Her piano teacher is convinced that she is a prodigy; her mother is not so sure.

Set in 1960s Chicago, this excerpt from Lisa Heiserman Perkins' upcoming novel shows that there can be such a thing as too much talent in a single family. As Astrid competes with her dramatic, high-strung mother for the spotlight, their tug-of-war threatens to pull the family apart.

Ploughshares, the literary magazine of Emerson College.

©2014 Emerson College (P)2014 Audible Inc.
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