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A stunning debut book about battle, redemption, and the connections that hold households together It is 1957 and—after the demise of her husband—pianist Ilona Talivaldis and her nine-year-old child Zidra go the rural coastal city of Jingera in New South Wales. Ilona, a concentration camp survivor from Latvia, is trying to find peace and a chance to begin over. In her stunning vine-covered cottage on-the-edge of the lagoon, she plans to create himself up as a violin instructor. The months go, and gradually mom and child become familiar with the  townsfolk—including kind hearted grocer George Cadwallader who is permanently looking at the stars; his son Jim, a child wise beyond his years; Peter Vincent, a former wartime aviator and Bang; and Cherry Bates, the publican's girlfriend who is approximately to create a terrible development.