{"product_id":"the-ghost-variationsbooks","title":"The Ghost Variations","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAfter his wife dies in mysterious circumstances, a famous young pianist tries to rebuild his life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDeclan Byrnie, a child prodigy, started touring the world at eighteen years old: recording, playing in the world’s greatest concert halls, reaching the very summit of his profession. But after the death of his wife he stops performing and his life descends into loneliness and obscurity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFive years later, Declan decides to re-start his career, and sets out on a tour of America. But his wife’s death – and his role in it – continues to haunt him. And he discovers that even the greatest music cannot save him from his past.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Ghost Variations is heartbreaking and funny, an exploration of the power and limitations of music, how grief inflects and reforms us, and whether we can ever really start our lives afresh\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Lanigan, Damian","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (Adult Fiction)","offer_id":44485663129824,"sku":"","price":11.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0330\/3125\/8248\/files\/62306970.jpg?v=1702568459","url":"https:\/\/agricola-street-books.myshopify.com\/products\/the-ghost-variationsbooks","provider":"Agricola Street Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}