A moving, evocative tale of love, grief, and sisterhood from the author of the ābrilliant, tender, and rivetingā (John Dufresne, author of I Donāt Like Where This Is Going) The Winters in Bloom.
She can hear the music in peopleās 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: āsong reading.ā 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 Bethās 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 canāt 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 everyoneās lives are out of tune: Leeann worries sheāll never graduate from high school, and Ben canāt conduct his experiments. Without Mary Bethās music, the townās silence is louder than ever. Could it be that all the lyrics to all those foolish love songs really arenāt so foolish after all?