A moving, evocative tale of love, grief, and sisterhood from the author of the âbrilliant, tender, and rivetingâ (John Dufresne, author of I Donât Like Where This Is Going) The Winters in Bloom.
She can hear the music in peopleâs souls.
Mary Beth and her younger sister Leeann are trying to support themselves in their small Southern hometown. Mary Beth works to make ends meet by practicing her own unique talent: âsong reading.â By making sense of the song lyrics people have stuck in their heads, Mary Beth can help people make sense of their lives. In no time, Mary Bethâs readings have the entire town singing her praises, including the handsome scientist Ben, who falls hard for Mary Beth and her unearthly intuition.
What happens when she canât make out the lyrics?
When Mary Beth reveals a long-muted secret in the community, however, she turns off the music and gives up song reading for good. Soon everyoneâs lives are out of tune: Leeann worries sheâll never graduate from high school, and Ben canât conduct his experiments. Without Mary Bethâs music, the townâs silence is louder than ever. Could it be that all the lyrics to all those foolish love songs really arenât so foolish after all?