Playing from memory : a novel / by David Milofsky.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Milofsky, David, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Multiple sclerosis--Patients--Fiction.

Multiple sclerosis.

Fathers and sons--Fiction.

Fathers and sons.

Married people--Fiction.

Married people.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (273 p.)

Edition:

Paperback edition.

Place of Publication:

Niwot, Colorado : University Press of Colorado, 1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Playing From Memory is a deeply moving, compassionate novel about the power of marriage to survive under stress, a love story that tells of a musicians courageous battle against a degenerative illness and his wifes struggle to face the end of their life together.Ben Seidler, an intense, passionately committed violist, is at the height of his career as a member of the Casa Bella Quartet, one of the foremost string quartets in the nation. His gifts as a concert artist had always been intuitive, but love did not come so easily. It took determination to win the hand of his wife, Dory, who was reluctant to set aside her ambitions of becoming an artist.Their marriage is at once complex and ordinary, balancing the rigors of long rehearsal sessions against the daily round of family life with their two sons. Then suddenly the rhythm of their lives is shattered when Ben falls victim to multiple sclerosis. Stubbornly independent, Ben refuses to rely on others until necessity forces him to see that there are things beyond his control. Through a new closeness with his aging father, his older son, and, most importantly, Dory, he learns to accept help and to appreciate human frailty and affection.As Bens health declines, Dory is forced to resume her career and compete in a world dominated by men, and to re-examine her feelings and commitment to her husband. As their lives change, so does their marriage, and Ben and Dory forge a new kind of love, a fierce love that sustains them through everything.

Contents:

""Part One""; ""1""; ""2""; ""3""; ""4""; ""5""; ""Part Two""; ""6""; ""7""; ""8""; ""9""; ""10""; ""11""; ""12""; ""Part Three""; ""13""; ""14""; ""15""; ""16""; ""17""; ""18""; ""19""; ""20""; ""21""; ""Part Four""; ""22""; ""23""; ""24""; ""25""; ""26""; ""27""; ""28""; ""29""; ""30""; ""31""; ""Part Five""; ""32""; ""33""; ""34""; ""35""; ""36""; ""37""; ""38""; ""39""; ""40""; ""41""; ""42""; ""43""; ""44""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781607321057

160732105X

9780585098876

0585098875

OCLC:

42330995