{"product_id":"sonata-1681774097","title":"Sonata","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1681774097\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Avery, Andrea\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA rich and vibrant memoir that weaves chronic illness and classical music into a raw and inspiring tale of grace and determination.Andrea, already a promising and ambitious classical pianist at twelve, was diagnosed with a severe case of rheumatoid arthritis that threatened not just her musical aspirations but her ability to live a normal life.As Andrea navigates the pain and frustration of coping with RA alongside the usual travails of puberty, college, sex, and just growing-up, she turns to music-specifically Franz Schubert's sonata in B-flat D960, and the one-armed pianist Paul Wittgenstein for strength and inspiration. The heartbreaking story of this mysterious sonata-Schuberts last, and his most elusive and haunting-is the soundtrack of Andrea's story.Sonata is a coming of age story that explores a Janus-head miracle-Andrea's extraordinary talent and even more extraordinary illness-in a manner reminiscent Brain on Fire and Poster Child.Like the goshawk becomes a source of both devotion and frustration for Helen Macdonald in H Is for Hawk, so the piano comes to represent both struggle and salvation for Andrea in this extraordinary debut.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51904629047584,"sku":"NEW1681774097","price":24.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/71mcNQo4tXL.jpg?v=1782191716","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/sonata-1681774097","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}