The Song Reader

ISBN: 0743464451

Author: Tucker, Lisa

Condition: Used

A moving, evocative tale of love, grief, and sisterhood from the author of the brilliant, tender, and riveting (John Dufresne, author of I Dont Like Where This Is Going) The Winters in Bloom.She can hear the music in peoples 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: song reading. 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 Beths 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 cant 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 everyones lives are out of tune: Leeann worries shell never graduate from high school, and Ben cant conduct his experiments. Without Mary Beths music, the towns silence is louder than ever. Could it be that all the lyrics to all those foolish love songs really arent so foolish after all?